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New york Police
The first law enforcement around was in 1626 in new york. it started off as a sheriff department. -
The first police patrol
The town of boston began its first police watch. -
Handguns
handguns and handcuffs are the new standard for equipment -
Call boxes
used to make long distance calls -
Year of riots
in new york riots sprung out all over the city -
First official police department
The boston police department becomes the first local modern police department in the u.s. -
New york city first police department
The new york city police department is established. -
Nightwatch and daywatch
Nightwatch and daywatch are introduced and cops get diffrent shifts during day and night -
Telegraphs are used for communication
district stations were linked to telegraph from line to line -
The first african american people in law enforcement
The first two african american police officers was robert william stewart and roy green were hired by lapd -
Police officers get more experienced
officers became more proffesional and crime experts -
Lie detector
Used to determine if someone is lying -
Fingerprint determination
Fingerprint systems were made to determine dna of a specific suspect of crime -
Radar
Radars are introduced to traffic law enforcement -
Cops change outfits
cops change outfits to light blue to try and calm down everyone -
1968 Police number
Police department created the number 911 -
Females are on the police force
Females are assigned to crime investigations and patrol duty -
1990 to 2000
Change back to dark blue uniforms to indimidate terrorists