Chapter 1: Police History

Early Roman firefighters who also patrolled Rome's streets to protect citizens

A form of community self-protection developed by king Alfred the Great in the latter part of the 9th century in England

An official assigned to keep the peace in the mutual pledge system in England

Early English official placed of shires(counties) as part of the system of mutual pledge; evolved into the modern concept of the sheriff

A method developed in early England for citizens to summon assistance from fellow members of the community

A rudimentary form of policing, designed to protect against crime, disturbances, and fire. All Englishmen were required to serve on it

Private English citizens with no official status who were paid by the king for every criminal they arrested.Similar to bounty hunter US west

Basic guidelines created by Sir Robert Peel for the London Metropolitan Police in 1829

System of policing created by Sir Robert Peel, officers were assigned to small posts

Police-type organizations created in the US south during colonial times to control slaves and support the south economic sys. of slavery

Infamous US Supreme Court decision of 1857 ruling that slaves had no rights as citizens because they were considered to be property

Common law descendent of the old hue and cry.If a crime spree occurred or a dangerous criminal was in the area, the sheriff would call them

Became law in 1920 and forbade the sale and manufacture of alcohol

Published the 1st national study of the US criminal justice system

Commission that issued a report in 1967 entitled The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society. It was created to help the issues bw police/citi

Commission created in 1968 to address the reasons for the riots of the 1960s

Weekly crime strategy meetings, featuring the latest computerized crime statistics and high-stress brainstorming

The 1991 videotaped beating of an African American citizen by members of the Los Angeles Police Department

A vote by jurors to either ignore the evidence in a trial/disregard the instructions of a judge to reach a verdict based on their own consci

Terrorist attacks committed by al Qaeda

Federal cabinet department established in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of 9/11

A federal law passed in 1883 to establish a civil service system that tested, appointed, and promoted officers on a merit system

Public law passed in 2001 giving law enforcement new ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists