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Position 'gaurdians of the piece'
Constables selected men to serve as gaurdians of the piece. -
The sheriff;s duty
Sheriff's held elections collected taxes and kept custody of the public funds. -
Police position "Marshalls"
Local marshalls were appointed by a mayor or city council and served locally as police. -
The vigilante
Vigilantees were self appointed law enforcers who punished outlaws. -
The beginning of policing
the new York City Sherriff's office was founded -
Bostons nightwatch
The town of boston began the first night watch. -
First Modern Police department
The boston police department becomes the first local modern police department in Us -
Finishing of NYPD
The New York city police Department is established. -
First African American police officers
First two African american police officers: Robert William stewart and Roy Green are hired by LAPD. -
Father of modern law enforcement
August vullmer, the police chief of bergley,CA, becomes the father of modern law enforcement -
First state police agency
The Pennsylvania state police becomes the first state police agency. -
Beginning of female Police
Alice Stebbon wells was the first female police officer hired by LAPD. -
First female deputy
The first female deputy sherif Margaret Q Adams was hired by the LA county Sheriff's department -
police become experts
reforms began: officers became professional and crime experts -
Government takes control
In many american cities , local political leaders had control over the police force. -
The fingerprint process
The fingerprint classification system was developed -
The begining of the '911' number
911 was created -
Police corruption
Investigations several city police departments reavealed cases of police corruption -
Female officer rights increased
Female officers were assigned to patrol duty and crime investigation -
Canine police
The united states police canine association is formed when two other associations merge.