SOCL 3371 Study Guide - August Vollmer, Frankpledge, Henry Fielding
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England developed an informal system of policing called kin policing : 871 900, kin- is everyone in the extended family, policing was a form of private justice revenge/retribution/ blood feuds. Used as a unit to form larger geo political units hundred ten tythings. Lead by the constable: shire- 1 or more hundreds lead by the shire-man. Night watch: every able body male was in charge of taking care of the group, they in a sense formed a posse in the city. The city was divided in the areas and certain groups of the able body male were supposed to be in charge of them. They were usually 12 and older and they were responsible for arming themselves. Day watch was referred to as ward : you have people who are police and then boys, this went on until 1285 they passed the statute of winchester. Formalized the watch and ward: 1700- thief taker system.