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What was the first style of law The Watch System
enforcement in early America?
What were the 2 types of law Sheriff and Constable
enforcement that replaced the
watch system?
Who is considered to be the Sir Robert Peele because he sponsored a bill
father of modern law creating the police force in London, and
enforcement? Why? introduced several innovative changes to
the way law enforcement officers
performed their duties.
,What were the innovative organized military rank structure, full time
changes that Sir Robert Peele employment, guidelines for demeanor and
introduced to law behavior
enforcement officers?
What were the three compelling - Should the officers be uniformed
issues that faced early - Should the officers carry firearms
American law enforcement - How much force could these officers use to
organizations? carry out their duties
The first state police agencies control labor strikes and control the large
were formed in rural America population of immigrants in many small towns
to do what?
During the beginning of the 20th The enforcement arm of organized crime,
century, many police because politicians in major cities were not
departments were considered only controlling the majority of organized crime
to be what? Why? such as gambling, extortion, prostitution, but
were also the controlling body of law
enforcement
What was a major factor in the Prohibition Act (1919-1933)
increase of police corruption
during the 1920's and early
1930's?
What was the publication that O.W. Wilson's publication "Police
recommended changes Professionalism"
suggested to improve police
professionalism?
What were the changes implement a military-style organization and
, suggested by O.W. Wilson's discipline, for police organizations to become
publication "Police efficient in achieving crime control, closer
Professionalism" to improve supervision of officers, foot patrols to be
police professionalism? replaced by motorized patrols, precinct houses
to be consolidated, more central police
facilities constructed; and command
functions to be
centralized in a HQ staff
How did police officers forming of police labor unions to protect
across the country respond employee rights of police officers
to the new professionalizing of
police organizations in the
mid-1960's?
What were new innovations PR-24 Police Baton and soft body armor
introduced to law
enforcment during the 1970's in
an effort to improve officer
safety?
What were the three concerns Community Policing was
- improve relations between
the police and community designed to resolve? - decentralize
the police
- respond to overwhelming opinion that police