Concept information
Preferred term
history of police
Definition
- From the colonies in the early 1600s to the present time, America has depended on some type of police force to protect citizens and to help maintain order. From the earliest watchmen to today's policemen surrounded by computers and other technology, their work has both changed and stayed the same. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Police, History of]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/history_of_police
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