The three media stereotypes of professional law enforcement are lampooned police, G-men (i.e., government men), and cops:
In the war on crime, the media ridicules certain types of professional law enforcement—termed lampooned police—because of their lackluster or foolish attitude to the job; the media frames G-men as being more effective in delivering their law enforcement duties, it frames cops as law enforcement personnel who could unjustly attack or act aggressively towards suspects or the general public.
