CJ 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Billy Claiborne, Stagecoach, Morgan Earp
6 Sep 2016
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The colonists decided the needed a form of governmental security. Night watch system: all males over the age of 18 must enroll into the night watch system, and using a rotating system, males would take turns at night. Night watchman in new york got paid for the night they watched. Philadelphia: broke city into precincts each with own night watch. 1833: philadelphia passed an ordinance that created a police department o that would operate 24/7. o. In many early cities, police officers were nothing more than a governmentally paid, strong-armed thug for politicians. o. Police departments started out corrupt in america: politicians would practically sell police officer positions to the highest bidders. o. One of the primary reasons police officers started to carry weapons was mainly for self-protection. o. Cop: constable on patrol or for their copper badges. In the northeast, police departments developed on the city level. In the south, police departments developed on the county level.
