What part is inaccurate? If they aren't civilians are they military? Royalty?
Nope. You can cite a cop for breaking the law too. The executive branch is civilian.
There basically was no LE until about 1850. You had ATF collecting taxes earlier and sheriffs, but that's about it.
They're typically referred to as peace officers in most statutory law. The executive and legislative branches grant them different levels of authority than Joe Schit the Rag Man. The judicial branch upholds those authorities.
This is why states that allow for citizen arrests (not all do) have separate sections of law defining the parameters.
