CJ 205 Module Five Practice Activity

Drew Boyd CJ 205 Module Five Practice Activity Template History of Policing in America Describe major policing events or evolutions in American policing during each era. Write three or more sentences in each cell where a response is required. American Policing: The Colonial Experience American Policing: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries American Policing: Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries The North: The Watch Created and modeled after the English version of Police in London. A county sheriff was the most important law enforcement official, collecting taxes, supervising elections, and much of the legal processes. This early policing stable was not always reliable. However, it was the foundation for policing in America. (Dempsey, 2018) The Urban Experience With large increases to urban area population due to immigration, police departments had to adapt and adjust their method of policing. Many large cities began creating formal police departments using the Peelian model to combat crime. When fully functional, this provided the city with 24-hour police protection. “Early police performed many duties they do not have today, including cleaning streets, inspecting boilers, caring for the poor and homeless, operating emergency ambu-lances, and performing other social services”. (Dempsey, 2018) Policing from 1900 to 1960 Multiple attempts to pursue policing reforms at the start of the twentieth century failed. Despite these efforts, police departments still changed with the evolution industrialism which brought on new technology. One main use of new technology was the patrol car and one-way radio which were widely used around the 1920-1930s. Creating an easier access to crimes and a quicker response to them. However, police departments faced issues with prohibition during this time period due to many attempts to bootleg or hide alcohol during the time in which it was banned nationally. (Dempsey, 2018) The South: Slave Patrols and Codes Created for the apprehension of run- away slaves and protecting the white population from slave related crimes. Slave codes were enforced to support slavery and the economic functions of the south. These codes were created to ensure the survivability of the souths economy and social order meaning The Southern Experience Prior to the Civil War, southern police officers’ duties relied heavily around slavery still. One major issue for southern police departments was the lack of reliable recruits to serve. Following the Civil War, law enforcement duties were provided by the military in the districts created from the Confederacy. Many southern police departments reorganized. While focusing on Policing in the 1960s and 1970s Policing in the 1960-1970s was a time period of great tension between communities and law enforcement officials. This was largely due to the protests against involvement in the Vietnam War. Police officers were often caught between civil rights and war protestors and government officials that wanted to maintain order. In this time period, police officers faced great criticism for many of the