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near the end of the 14th century , justices of the peace were appointed by the king to provide support to the shire reeves and constables .
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Boston created a nightwatch in 1636 , New York in 1658 and Philadelphia in 1700 .
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the scheme of the Paris police force was extended to the rest of France by a royal edict of October 1699, resulting in the creation of lieutenants general of police in all large French cities and towns.
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although the country's first sheriff's station was created in 1626, modern police stations weren't established until 1800s .
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On March 12, 1829, a government decree created the first uniformed police in France, known as sergents de ville ("city sergeants"), which the Paris Prefecture of Police's website claims were the first uniformed policemen in the world.
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The idea of a centralized municipal police department emerged .
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Boston established the first American police force .
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All major US cities had municipal police forces in place .
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first two african american police officers robert william stewart and roy green by LAPD
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the pennsylvania state police becomes the first state police agency .
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alice stebbins wells was the first female police officer hired by the LAPD .
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the first female deputy sheriff Margaret Q . Adams is hired by the LA county sheriffs department .
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the idea of as scientific crime fighters had originated with August Vollmer with the introduction of a crime laboratory .
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in many american cities , local political leaders had control over the police force .
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riots usually sparked due to police brutality .
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investigations of several police departments revealed cases of corruption
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the united states police canine association is formed when two other associations emerge .
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It hauled nearly a million workers off to jail between 1900-1975
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many police departments had begun to consider a new strategy, community policing .
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Police were acting as the enforcement arm of organized crime in every big city .
