Announcements

1. Announcements

2. Review What is the name of the system where villagers promised to respond immediately when summoned?

3. The Pledge System

4. How would people under the Pledge System summon others for help?

5. The Hue and Cry

6. Before the Leges Henrici, Robbery,Arson and Murder were crimes against the person. After the Leges Henrici, Crimes were against ______________

7. Crimes were against the Crown (Or the State)

8. The justice of the peace assisted what official? • The magistrate • The constable • The shire reeve • The watchman

9. The Shire Reeve

10. The Bow Street runners operated in what city? • London • Nottingham • Glasgow • Liverpool

11. In 18th century London, organized groups of private police earned a living by capturing Felons. They were called ________

12. Thief Takers

13. Who might be considered the first real police officer? • The shire reeve • The watchman • The justice of the peace • The constable

14. The constable

15. Sir Robert Peel organized 1000 officers named after him. They were called ______

16. BOBBIES

17. What arrangement in early English Society required that every person in a village be responsible for protecting the settlement from thieves? • The runner system • Community policing • The pledge system • The watch system

18. The Pledge System

19. In the pledge system, people were grouped in collectives of ten families known as_______. • Tithings • Shires • Watches • Reeves

20. Tithings

21. What group led by William I conquered England? Vandals Normans Mongols Aryans

22. Normans

23. The American colonial experience • County Sheriff • Fee collector • Town Marshall

24. Vigilantes • Slave Patrols • “vigilance Committee” • Form a Posse

25. Early police agencies • the first police force in Boston in 1838 • a. New York in 1844 • b. Philadelphia in 1854 • local politics and politicians often controlled the early urban police department • politics often determined hiring and promotion decisions • early police work was often primitive in nature • most officers patrolled on foot • corruption and brutality were everyday occurrences • there was little formal training and minimal supervision

26. technological advances • the first telegraph police boxes were installed in 1867 • bicycles and motorcycles were introduced • the first police car was used in Akron, Ohio, in 1910

27. The emergence of professionalism • August Vollmer was a famous proponent of professionalism • he encouraged university training for officers one of his disciples, O.W. Wilson, wrote the influential text ”Police Administration" • LAPD served as a role model for other police agencies

28. Police Reforms • the Wickersham Commission, created by President Hoover, • reported in 1931 on the current state of police supervision • practices, competency and education of officers, and the state of police technology • the Missouri Crime Commission reported similar findings

29. Policing in the 1970’s • Community Relations with Minorities • LEAA • Advent of Computers

30. Policing in the 1980s Approximately 17,000 law Enforcement Agencies employing around 83,000

31. the Mann Act and the Bureau of Investigation in 1908 • alleged harassment of civil rights leaders • continued allegations of abuse in domestic intelligence operations • counterintelligence mission has diminished

32. Next Lecture • Police organizations • State • Federal • Local

33. Discussion • Is aggressive patrol effective? 1970 Kansas City Study 15 separate districts: Three groups: • Normal Police Patrol • Proactive, Augmented patrol • Reactive response group

34. Discussion • Is aggressive patrol effective? 1990’s: NYPD reduction in crime Boston’s William Bratton CompStat liberal stop and search for minor violations SDPD Community Policing/ Neighborhood watch