Editing Civilian (section)

==Colloquial usage==
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In colloquial usage, the term is sometimes used to distinguish non-military [[law enforcement officer]]s, [[firefighter]]s, [[Emergency medical services|EMS]] personnel, and other [[Emergency service|emergency services]] members from the general public. Regardless, such members are civilians - not [[military personnel]] - and are bound by [[Municipal law|municipal]], [[Civil law (common law)|civil]] and [[criminal law]] to the same extent as other members of the public.

In the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand the term "civilian staff" can refer to police employees who are not [[Powers of the police in England and Wales|warranted constables]].<ref name="$%%VH">{{Cite web|date=2012|title=The Police (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2012|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1204/made|website=legislation.gov.uk|quote=(2) In these Regulations—....."police officer" means a member of a police force or special constable; "police staff member" means—(a) a member of the civilian staff of a police force, including the metropolitan police force, within the meaning of section 102(4) and (6) of the [[Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011|2011 Act]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discoverpolicing.org/explore-the-field/civilian-law-enforcement/|title=Civilian Law Enforcement|website=discoverpolicing.org}}</ref> {{Better source needed|reason=Discoverpolicing doesn't seem reliable and the other one is a primary cite to a piece of legislation that only establishes it in the context of that legislation|date=November 2021}} In keeping with [[Peelian Principles]], the term "member of the public" is preferred by some people to avoid categorizing police as non-civilian.

In the U.S., [[Civilian oversight|"Civilian oversight" or "Citizen oversight"]] is used to distinguish external committees (typically monitoring police conduct on behalf of civil administrations and taxpayers) from the internal management structure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civilian Oversight Basics |url=https://www.nacole.org/civilian_oversight_basics |website=National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement |access-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311121439/https://www.nacole.org/civilian_oversight_basics |archive-date=11 March 2021 |date=15 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Policing in the UK: Governance, Oversight and Complaints |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2020-0013/LLN-2020-0013.pdf |website=House of Lords Library Research Briefings |publisher=House of Lords |access-date=15 November 2021 |date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

Civilian crisis management is a central pillar of the [[EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)]], which in turn is part of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The CSDP is an important instrument supporting the EU's role as a global security provider.

Currently, the EU maintains civilian missions in countries including Georgia, Iraq, Mali, Somalia, and the Central African Republic.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.coe-civ.eu/about | title=ABOUT }}</ref>