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Intro to Policing - Coggle Diagram
Intro to Policing
When did it start?
Modern Era: 14th Century France/19th Century England
Early Conception: Praetorian Guard (first police officers)
Vigiles in the streets of Rome
Peele's Metropolitan Police in England (first uniformed paid department)
Slave Patrols (precursor of American policing
Role: Preserve Peace and Social Structure
Early concept: Watch and Ward (Community policing community)
Peele's 9 Principles:
Focus on Community
Police duties have evolved with time
Early 18th Century: cleaning streets, inspecting boilers, social services
Early policing was based on brute force and political connections
State oversight helped reign in mismanagement new agencies created to help with social service duties and labor
National Commissions Created
Modern Policing
Male dominated profession
Jurisdictional authority
Municipal/County/State/Federal
Focus on Community