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when did the police start?
peels metropolitan police act 1829 established a full time professional and centrally organized police force for the greater London area. -
1838
Boston police department became the first official police department -
1845
The new York city police department is established -
1886
First two African american police officers Robert William Stewart and Roy Green are hired by LAPD -
1900s
August Vollmer the police chief Berkley CA becomes the father of modern law enforcement. -
1905
The Pennsylvania state police becomes the first state agency -
1910
Alice Stebbins Wells was the first female police officer hired by LAPD -
1910
The first female deputy sheriff Margaret Q Adams is hired by the LA county sheriffs deputy -
until the 1920s
In many american cities local political leaders had control over the police force -
1970s and 1980
Investigations in several city police departments revealed cases of police corruption -
1971
The united states police canine association is formed when two when two associations merge -
1975
fingerprint reader -
1980
Innovate 911 -
1982
Pepper spray -
1990-2000
uniforms returned to dark blue after the city experienced terrorist attacks -
1993
computer usage -
1994
A crime tracker is put in function -
2002
Automatic license plate recognition -
2012
New York city implements DAS -
2013
StarChase GPS launcher