CJS 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Parish Constable, Frankpledge, Anthropometry
15 Jun 2018
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Chap 2:
THE EVOLUTION OF I INVESTIGATIONS
English Development
1. Evolution of Social Order
a. 1st Family/ Community Model
- Traditional mechanisms included family and community based
enforcement.
b. 2nd Frankpledge Model
- 1100 AD
- All males older than 12 become “protectors”
c. 3rd Parish Constable System
- 1200 AD
- Chose a constable who supervised watchman
d. 4th Creation of first police departments
- 1800s
2. Evolution of Investigation
a. Informers and Parliamentary Reward
- 1700 s/ 1800s
- Reward offered by the government for anyone who brought
criminals to justice.
b. Thief-Takers
- 1800s
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Document Summary
English development: evolution of social order, 1st family/ community model. Traditional mechanisms included family and community based enforcement: 2nd frankpledge model. All males older than 12 become protectors : 3rd parish constable system. Chose a constable who supervised watchman: 4th creation of first police departments. 1800s: evolution of investigation, informers and parliamentary reward. Reward offered by the government for anyone who brought criminals to justice: thief-takers. Private citizen hired by victim to recover stolen property or arrest criminal. Unfortunately, sometimes worked in conjunction with thief: agent provocateur and thief makers. Subject would coax another into committing a crime and then turn them in for money: london metropolitan police department. Established in part to be more effective system of property protection for the wealthy and guard against anarchy. First department 1800s new york, boston, philadelphia. Mainly to combat outbreaks of violent labor strikes. Very political in hiring and promotion practices: first american police detectives.
