The Judges themselves are not above the law – a violation that would earn a citizen a few months in an Iso-Cube may earn a Judge a twenty-year sentence of hard labour on Saturn's moon, Titan, after surgical modification to enable the convict to survive Titan's atmosphere. Judges ride Lawmaster bikes, which are heavily armed and have artificial intelligence. It has a handprint-reading sensor which only allows its owner to use it, and a self-destruct device to kill or maim unauthorised users. Their standard issue firearm is the Lawgiver handgun, which can fire six different kinds of ammunition. Judge Dredd is himself a clone of the Judges' founder, Chief Judge Fargo. The Judges recruit promising children, and grow their own clones. Training, which takes place in the Academy of Law, generally begins at age five. In the comic strip, Judges are the product of many (normally 15) years' of training and psychological conditioning. Collectively they are known as the Justice Department. Constitution in 2070, Judges have also held supreme political power in Mega-City One. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge, jury and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot. Judge (or street judge) is a title held by several significant characters in Judge Dredd and other series which appear in the British comics 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine.
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