CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pepper Spray, Polygraph, Combined Dna Index System
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Trace the english heritage of policing and its influence on american policing. Outline the importance of august vollmer and the wickersham commission report. Compare and contrast federal, state and local law enforcement. Discuss technological and social changes on us law enforcement. Discuss effects of research and new ideas on us law enforcement. Origins traced to the roman empire: emperor augustus, 7th century bc, part of the roman empire. 17th century japan: samurai warrior served as chief of police and judge. 17th century russia: police force focused on terrorism and revolutionary issues. Community divided into tithings (groups of 10 men: responsible for regulating the conduct of the community, tithingman: supervisor of the tithings, tithings organized in groups of ten, hundred-(cid:373)a(cid:374): leader of the tithi(cid:374)gs" group. Norman conquest (1066 ad: constable (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)es sta(cid:271)uli(cid:863, uper(cid:448)ised the (cid:862)(cid:449)at(cid:272)h-and-(cid:449)ard(cid:863) s(cid:455)ste(cid:373) Sheriff (shire reeve: developed prior to the norman conquest, original responsibilities. Keep a watchful eye and an open ear.