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Boston
The city of Boston establishes the first system in Law Enforcement called the “night watchers” they were part time without pay. -
City of Boston
The City of Boston hirest the first full-time, paid law enforcement officers. -
Sheriff
Sheriff Cornelius Hogeboom of Hudson, New York, was shot as he attempted to serve a write of ejectment becoming the first known law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty. -
Rangers
Texas creates what was later to become the Texas Rangers, the oldest statewide law enforcement agency -
The City of Boston
The City of Boston becomes the first police department to issue pistols to their officers. -
Chicago
Eight Chicago, Illinois Police Officers were mortally wounded during a labor dispute that became known as the Haymarket Riot. -
police
The first national police group is formed, the national chiefs of Police Union, which would later become the International Association of Chiefs of Police. -
Political Entrenchment Phase
At the turn of the century, political machines administrated policing. The police were seen as a mechanism who would take control in political rallies. -
18th Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment banned alcohol in the United States; this was also known as the Volstead Act. The police really needed to crack down on enforcing laws. This led to the Professional Phase. -
policing
Law enforcement was finally being seen as a profession. The professional phase of policing was divided into two parts: the law enforcement role and science and technology. -
one hundred police officers
The last year in the untied states history in which fewer than 100 police officers were killed in the line of duty. -
Civil Rebellion
Problems were one the rise during the Vietnam War. Countless numbers of people opposed the war, and they fought and rebelled. -
J.D. Tippit
Dallas police officer J.D. Tppit is shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald after he assassinated president JFK -
911 phone call
The call was made by Alabama Speaker of the House, Rankin Fite, and was received by Haleyville City Hall to U.S. Representative, Tom Bevill. Today, 95% of Americans have the access to call the Enhanced 911 wchih will automatically connect one with the police, medical, or fire nearest to the victim's location. -
Ronald Reagan
President Ronald Reagan signs Public Law 98-534, authorizing the Law Enforcement Officers Fund to establish a Memorial in Washington, D.C. to honor law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. -
The National Law Enforcement
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. -
four special agents
four special agents of the U.S. Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms were killed attempting to execute a search warrant at the branch Davidian compound in Waco,Tx. -
Timothy Mcveigh
Timothy Mcveigh explodes a truck bomb that destroys the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma city the blast kills 168 people including 8 federal law enforcement officers. -
9/11
The deadliest day in law enforcement history occurred when 72 officers were killed while responding to the terrorist attacks on America -
Department of homeland security
The department of Homeland security is formed to lead the unified national effort to secure america.