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Law Enforcement
Loretta Del Angel
CJA204
May 17, 2011
Robert White
Law Enforcement
As Americans, we expect that when we emit a cry for help, the police will come running. Those of us who grew up in the 80’s or later have always had a helpful, competent police force to defend us. Our police forces are the finest in the world, and it has been a long climb to this pinnacle. In this paper I will chronicle the historical development of the police department, as well as describe the three levels of law enforcement, examples, and duties expected from each agency.
The origins of law enforcement started with ‘kin’ policing. This method had an affinity for blood vendettas as well as tribal justice (Realpolice.net, 2001-2011). It was assumed the family of the affronted party would recompense the offense by apprehending, stigmatizing, or maiming the offender, sometimes even by death. This was the earliest form of vigilante justice, or taking the law into one’s own hands .In the absence of a structured and organized system of justice, people took it upon themselves to avenge the crimes committed.
The tale of American law enforcement originated in 1626 as the New York City Sheriff’s Office was instituted (Intelicus, 2011). Nine years later Boston created the ‘Night Watch’ in 1635 (Intelicus, 2011). This organization metamorphosed into the Boston Police Department in 1838, and was hailed as the first contemporary community police agency. Likewise, in 1845 the New York City Sheriff’s Office turned into the New York City Police Department (Intelicus, 2011).
The early 20th century brought new law enforcement resources such as the telephone, police car, and two-way radios. American law enforcement saw a considerable growth and headway in its capability to counter crime and serve all Americans. Also with the dawning of the early 20th century came Prohibition. This was a period between 1920 and 1933 known as the “Noble Experiment”. The Peter McWilliams (1996)...
Loretta Del Angel
CJA204
May 17, 2011
Robert White
Law Enforcement
As Americans, we expect that when we emit a cry for help, the police will come running. Those of us who grew up in the 80’s or later have always had a helpful, competent police force to defend us. Our police forces are the finest in the world, and it has been a long climb to this pinnacle. In this paper I will chronicle the historical development of the police department, as well as describe the three levels of law enforcement, examples, and duties expected from each agency.
The origins of law enforcement started with ‘kin’ policing. This method had an affinity for blood vendettas as well as tribal justice (Realpolice.net, 2001-2011). It was assumed the family of the affronted party would recompense the offense by apprehending, stigmatizing, or maiming the offender, sometimes even by death. This was the earliest form of vigilante justice, or taking the law into one’s own hands .In the absence of a structured and organized system of justice, people took it upon themselves to avenge the crimes committed.
The tale of American law enforcement originated in 1626 as the New York City Sheriff’s Office was instituted (Intelicus, 2011). Nine years later Boston created the ‘Night Watch’ in 1635 (Intelicus, 2011). This organization metamorphosed into the Boston Police Department in 1838, and was hailed as the first contemporary community police agency. Likewise, in 1845 the New York City Sheriff’s Office turned into the New York City Police Department (Intelicus, 2011).
The early 20th century brought new law enforcement resources such as the telephone, police car, and two-way radios. American law enforcement saw a considerable growth and headway in its capability to counter crime and serve all Americans. Also with the dawning of the early 20th century came Prohibition. This was a period between 1920 and 1933 known as the “Noble Experiment”. The Peter McWilliams (1996)...