CJ 335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Tammany Hall, Blue Law, London Metropolitan University
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Why study police history: helps us learn about how policing has evolved, understand how and why important changes occur, good to understand positive and negative contributions. The english heritage: american policing is a product of english heritage b. The first modern american police: established in the 1830s and 1840s, old system broke down due to urbanization, industrialization, and immigration, wave of riots occurred in the 1830s, many different types of riots; ethnic reasons (irish/german vs. In some cases, all officers were fired after an election: had no job security and could be fired at will. g, generally an attractive job because it paid better than most blue collar jobs. i. In some cities, police made notable steps forward only to fall back a few years later: many cities implemented things and were later wiped out when political machines took over again, had some successes i.
