Police

Police in History

By TarynDipity

  • Bow Street Runners

    The Bow Street Runners become London's fist pseudo police/detective force. This originally had six persons and was an informal police agency.
  • Thames River Police

    Thames River Police

    The Thames River Police are created in London by Patrick Colquhoun. This was one of the first police forces established in London (Paterson, 2015). Paterson, D. (2015). Thames Police: History - Origins. Retrieved from Thames Police Museum: http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/h_police_1.html
  • London Metropolitan

    London Metropolitan

    Sir Robert Peel establishes the first "official" police force throughout the London, England area. These are uniformed officers who are tasked to patrol different areas of the city.

  • First U.S. Police

    New York City Becomes the first official city in the U.S. to implement a police force. (Banton, 2015) Banton, M. (2015). Early Police in the United States. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/467289/police/36619/Early-police-in-the-United-States

  • School Resource Officer

    Flint, MI becomes the first city to use School Resource Officers who would interact with students and protect the campus.
  • First U.S. Swat Team

    First U.S. Swat Team

    The Philadelphia Police Department is the First to create a Special Weapons and Tactics team, called SWAT.