HISTORY OF AMERICAN POLICING

History of American policing

History of American policing

When and how police departments were first formed in the United States

During the colonial period as police carried out the elected sheriffs and militia. Thus, the beginning of the history of U.S. police can be considered in 1626, when New York was founded by the Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office).

In 1789, the Marshals Service was created. The task was to provide services of the federal courts, control over the execution of their judgments and decisions, tracing, seizure and surveillance of the content of federal offenders, auction sale of confiscated property, as well as combating terrorism and riots. They had quickly established and other federal agencies, such as the Park Police USA (US Park Police) Police and Mint (US Mint Police) in 1791.

The first American police force was founded in Boston in 1838. Its task was to ensure safety on the streets. By 1860, most American cities also had created their own police force in 1844 the police was established in New York in 1854 in Philadelphia. Local politicians are often controlled the first police unit responsible for hiring and promotion. Corruption and brutality were commonplace. Training and supervision of the officers was minimal.

A number of factors and specific events led to a reform of the police. One such event was the court case Miranda v. Arizona. Decision in this case, the court ruled that any testimony, confession as well as vouchers can be used in the trial if the prosecution can prove that the suspect before the interrogation had been informed of the right to counsel and the right against self-incrimination. In the event, of a suspect of his rights must prove the voluntariness of that refusal.

The U.S. Customs Service was established in 1789 to control the excise tax, tariffs and other revenue derived from exports and imports of goods and services. U.S. Secret Service was founded in 1865, and had been for some time the principal investigative body for the federal government. And so, as soon as there were any problems in the U.S. or abroad - was accessed by the U.S. Secret Service.

The struggle of police departments throughout our country's history

From their inception in the mid-1800s in cities such as Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, among others, the police struggled with universal acceptance. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s race relations, particularly in the United States were quite difficult. Crime ...