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Modern Police Forces
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Boston
Boston establishes the first system of law enforcement in the 13 colonies called the night watch without pay -
Boston Police
The city of Boston hires the first full-time, paid law enforcement officers in the 13 colonies. -
First Marshal
George Washington and the United States of Congress creates the first Federal law enforcement oficer program called the US Marshal. -
Man Down
Sheriff Cornelius Hogeboom of Hudson, NY becomes the first officer to be killed in the line of duty. -
Texas Rangers Begin
The oldest law enforcement agency begins. -
Boston Guns
First time that officers get official unifroms and pistols. -
The Secret Service
Abraham Lincoln approves the formation of the secret service -
Gun Fights
Wyatt Earp, Virgil, Morgan and John Henry "Doc" Holliday famous fight at OK Corral -
Commmissioner
President Therodore Roosevelt starts 3 year program for police commissioner of NY -
A year to remember
The last year in the united states which less than 100 police officers died in the line of duty. -
Segregation
A black teen killed in Cicago black community protest for injustice of no arrest -
Bloodshed
The single bloodest year in American history fr the 20th century with 301 officers killed and many more injured. -
Harlem NY another outrage
Another incident that set of the African American community because of injustice -
Protection
Police start to wear soft body armor -
Brooklyn NY
Black community comes out to show outrage and things turn violent. -
Cincinnati
Black community comes out to show outrage and things turn violent. -
9/11
The deadliest day in law enforcement in enforcement history 72 officer fell attempting to respond to terrorist attacks -
Ferguson
Black community comes out to show outrage and things turn violent. -
A change of change
Plice in America changed dramatically during the twentieth century. According to Walker (1999), three principle forces were underlying this change: the police professionalism movement, modern technologies, and the civil rights movement.
