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Boston established first police force.
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Alan Pinkerton created america's first detective agency
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Juan Vucctich creates the worlds first fingerprints classification system
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Charles Bonaparte lobbyed congress to set up a permanence detective force (that shall later be known as the FBI)
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Lola G. Baldwin, first female police woman hired
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banning of alcohol takes place 1919-1933
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ACLU (american civil liberties union) created to protect constitutional rights
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Vollmer advocates for lie detectors and sets up the national database
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first police crime lab created
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International Criminal Police Organization created
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FBI creates own crime lab in Quantico
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ban against alcohol ends
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brooklyn grand jury investigates police for gambling play offs
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O.W. Wilson sets standard for police professionalism
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miranda rights established
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KNAPP commission formed to investigate corruption related to gambling and drugs
