CJ205 Lecture Notes - Volstead Act, Puritans, September 11 Attacks
6 Oct 2022
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During the colonial era, there was little to no safeguards for citizens aside from self-defense and from time to time, the assistance of the military/militia. It was not until the seventeenth century when the north began to establish a law enforcement orderliness that thoughtfully resembled the english prototype. Boston was the first city to initiate the puritan night watch in 1631, followed by the constitution of the constable role just three years later. Slave patrols: police-type organizations created in the american south during colonial times to control slaves and support the southern economic system of slavery. (dempsey et al. , 2018) The slave patrols were created to reenforce the slave codes, meaning part of their duties was to seize escaped slaves and preserving the white community from wrongdoings violated by slaves. Furthermore, the implementation of slave patrols was a form of organized control to uphold the usage of slavery by. At this point, the greatest accepted structure of.
