moving out was shown to have kept mementoes of his early career. In the Judge Dredd future history, the Judge System originated in the United States (see History of Mega-City One), but spread around the world. In most of these nations the Judges control all aspects of the government but differ in customs. The Judges of Ireland, for example, are allowed to drink and smoke, or be married, whereas MC-1 Judges have virtually no private life. Corruption is endemic amongst the Judges of Brit-Cit, and bribery is often essential to progress through the ranks. Block Judges (Judges assigned to a particular city block) also hear civil cases in each City Block, where they try compensation claims, libel, slander, divorce, alimony, and small claims matters. Notable Judges appearing in the series include Anderson (of Psi Division), Hershey, Kraken, two different Judge Giants, and the eponymous Judge Dredd himself. Divisions/Bodies Within the Mega-City One legal system there are numerous bodies and divisions that have specialised tasks: Street Division (normal Judges) Riot squads H-Wagon crews (aerial units) Heavies/Manta Tank crews (artillery) Vice Academy of Law Psi Division (judges with psychic powers, encompassing Exorcist Judges and the Department of Magic) Special Judicial Squad or SJS (internal affairs) Tek Division, a.k.a. Technical Division (scientists) "Wally Squad" (Undercover Division) Space Corps Public Surveillance Unit (PSU) Black Ops Defence Division (army) Public Relations Division Accounts Diplomatic Traffic Med Division Fire Division Meat Wagons (corpse disposal, often using civilian auxiliaries) Township deputies (mutant deputies drafted to police Cursed Earth townships) Holocaust Squad (teams of disgraced Judges who undertake suicide missions at times of extreme peril to Mega-City One) In 2134, there was an across-the-board divisional merger, creating: Street Division: absorbing Meat Wagon, H-Wagon, Riot, and Sniper divisions Undercover Operations Division: newly created and encompassing SJS, Black Ops, Wally Squad, and PSU. Training Before becoming fully-fledged street judges, cadet judges usually must spend 15 years (but in exceptional circumstances, some have graduated quicker) at the Academy of Law, where they receive intensive training and conditioning. A cadet is inducted into the Academy either as a cloned infant (as does Judge Dredd), or as a child aged five (although older children have been recruited). After this, unsupervised contact with the city outside is forbidden, in order to maintain the strictest discipline and mental conditioning. Cadet Judges must leave both the Academy and the city itself during their "Hotdog Run": a