ACCT 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Wickersham Commission, Bow Street Runners, August Vollmer
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Intro to criminal justice, crjs 181, 003, 23200, mancini: lecture notes 9/12/13. Shire reeve, sheriff, watch system, justice of the peace, wickersham commission, fbi, biometrics, Traced back to england as far back as 1300s. Pledge system families coming together to police themselves. Shire reeve (similar to a sheriff) appointed by crown or other high ranking official. Watch system church members who policed their town. Justice of the peace- assisted the shire-reeve but also collected taxes and had other judicial responsibilities. Private police private group that agreed to protect land or family of a wealthy family. Thief takers- found respective thieves and detained them, like modern day bounty hunters, they were given a fee: corrupt system, not effective, very violent. Not professional and not implemented on a grand scale. Robert peel one of the fathers of early modern policing. Kept the peace and fought crime, also collected taxes and supervised elections.
