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public safety
near the end of the 14th century , justices of the peace were appointed by the king to provide support to the shire reeves and constables . -
watch system
Boston created a nightwatch in 1636 , New York in 1658 and Philadelphia in 1700 . -
lieutenants general of police
the scheme of the Paris police force was extended to the rest of France by a royal edict of October 1699, resulting in the creation of lieutenants general of police in all large French cities and towns. -
modern police stations
although the country's first sheriff's station was created in 1626, modern police stations weren't established until 1800s . -
sergents de ville
On March 12, 1829, a government decree created the first uniformed police in France, known as sergents de ville ("city sergeants"), which the Paris Prefecture of Police's website claims were the first uniformed policemen in the world. -
police department
The idea of a centralized municipal police department emerged . -
First police department
Boston established the first American police force . -
Major cities
All major US cities had municipal police forces in place . -
first african americans
first two african american police officers robert william stewart and roy green by LAPD -
state police
the pennsylvania state police becomes the first state police agency . -
alice stebbins
alice stebbins wells was the first female police officer hired by the LAPD . -
deputy sheriff
the first female deputy sheriff Margaret Q . Adams is hired by the LA county sheriffs department . -
crime fighters
the idea of as scientific crime fighters had originated with August Vollmer with the introduction of a crime laboratory . -
political leaders
in many american cities , local political leaders had control over the police force . -
riot
riots usually sparked due to police brutality . -
corrupt
investigations of several police departments revealed cases of corruption -
canine
the united states police canine association is formed when two other associations emerge . -
Trivial public order offenses
It hauled nearly a million workers off to jail between 1900-1975 -
community policing
many police departments had begun to consider a new strategy, community policing . -
Enforcement
Police were acting as the enforcement arm of organized crime in every big city .
