The Ambassadors of Law Enforcement: The History of the United States Marshalls

Policing today consists of three eras. These three eras have adapted and built off one another through history (Parr, 2014). The first era started around 1840 to 1930, and is known as the Political Era. The second Era is known as the Reform Era and lasted from 1930 to 1970. The last era is called the Community-Problem Solving Era and is still being adapted and used today. The Political Era emphasizes on meeting the needs of politicians. The police were given power through the local government and the community had very little say in what happened. The police and politicians worked together to control the city and neighborhoods (Palmiotto, 2000). This was often referred to as a ward. The ward politician controlled all the police in their neighborhood. The police officers tasks included not only crime prevention and order but a lot of social service activities that involved their neighborhoods. The officers resembled the ethnic backgrounds of the neighborhoods they lived and worked in and performed their patrols gaining trust from their community (Palmiotto, 2000). This allowed positive integration of police officers leading to more public service, and the trust of the officers to stop crime when is starts.

As the United States begin to develop and became rapidly growing, president George Washington wanted to find a way to ensure that all citizens of the United States were being well secure and protected. As more tensions began to develop in this country ideas such protecting your rights and protecting what you should say about an event that occurred that can be useful for evidence. Ideas such as having someway or someone to protect us from any threats or any type of conflict we might be having with a certain situation. This new federal agency can not only help the government but the civilians as well. When George Washington was elected president in 1789, he decided to create an act. This act was called jurisdiction act, and what it is it

In 1850, representatives of Clinton County tried to introduce the bill again. Both houses opposed it, but eventually the bill passed and the governor signed it. However, there was an important stipulation to the bill; it could only go into effect after it was published in the newspapers; Iowa City Reporter and the Iowa Freeman of Mt. Pleasant. Fortunately, the Freeman refused to publish it, thus effectively stopping the bill from becoming law (History of Clinton County, 54). Nevertheless, there was another legal move to block runaway slaves from achieving freedom, this time from the United States Government. Before the Federal Government passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, slaves felt safe if they could run away to a free state. However, after this law went into effect slave catchers everywhere hunted them. The Fugitive Slave Act brought the problem of slavery to “Iowa’s doorstep” (History of Clinton County, 54).

Courts are established social, political, and judicial institutions necessary for the manifestation of justice and the maintenance of law and order. The courts are part of the judicial branch of government, as outlined in Article III of the United States Constitution. Courts are the arenas in which the law is tried and applied. Judges are the presiding officers of the court. The United States Supreme Court is the most fundamental court because has "the authority to decide the constitutionality of federal laws and resolve other disputes over them," (United States Courts, 2012). This is true even though even though the court does not expressly enforce that law; enforcement is the province of the executive branch.

Federal marshals were sent to deal with clan leaders but struggled to arrest and convict

America’s justice system has come a long way. It is because of the great leadership of our forefathers that brought us this far. There are several traits a great leader must exhibit, and one is innovation. Innovative leaders specifically in America’s criminal justice history and their actions, created the modern justice system that lives on today. This paper will profile one of the great leaders in American law enforcement history. It examines the leadership qualities that made Chief August Vollmer an influential leader. This paper will also discuss several events from his life that showcase his innovative traits.

He created a cabinet of advisors: Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War, Henry Knox; Attorney General, Edmund Randolph; and Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson. Washington set the example for how these roles would interact with the presidency, modeling the cabinet as the chief executive's private, trusted advisors. He also established the first federal bank of the United States. The Bank of the United States was established in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds and as the government’s fiscal agent. Although it was well managed and profitable, critics charged that the First Bank’s fiscal caution was constraining economic development, and therefore, the charter was not renewed in 1811. He proved again how a president should be the benefactor for citizens when he convinced the federal government to assume state debts from the war. He also spent a significant amount of time planning the new national capital, which now holds his name as Washington DC. (Steele

George Washington played a large role in implementing a strong and secure government through many parts of his presidency. As soon as George Washington was appointed to being President and sworn into office, the first members in Congress were also elected to begin their duties. Immediately

Mr. Hoover started out in the Department of Justice in July of 1917. He started out as a messenger for the Library of Congress. He impressed all of his supervisors and was excellent at his work. President Woodrow Wilson also signed the 1917 Espionage Act which gave him additional authority. He made a legendary organization system for all the different kinds of crimes. He rose quickly through the rankings with hard work and determination. He led the General Intelligence Division until 1918 when the

Every day someone on earth is victimized through many types of ruthless act such as murder, sexual assault, robbery and other violent crimes, however such acts are very well prevented from happening more often than we think. The Federal Law Enforcement takes a huge part in removing dangerous fugitives who roam the streets that innocent people walk every day. Especially the U.S. Marshals, if it were not for their brave services, more lives around the world would be in danger compared to now. The U.S. Marshals are the best trained Law Enforcement Officers on earth. They take a huge role in the everyday life by providing all of society with protection, removing numerous threats, and protecting the federal judicial process.

The primary purpose for the United States Marshal Service is to protect the court, and effectively manage the prison. The USMS does this by providing protection to Federal Judges, as well as court witnesses. The USMS also manages the prison by transporting prisoners, keeping criminals out of the prison, and running fugitive operations. The duties of the USMS also reach outside of the prison, however, and we must help keep the streets safe by arresting criminals, and communicating with other law enforcement such as BoP. Communicating with BoP is essential to the USMS functioning properly, as we share the prison with each other. Although BoP technically holds more power within the prison, it is still the job of the USMS to help keep the prison

The Census Act was first passed in March 1, 1790. This act made it so that a census would occur. A census is an event where authorities of an area count the population of the area they have authority over. The first census was done by the marshals in an area, they were allowed to appoint assistants to help them. When the census was taken, the largest city was Philadelphia, with a population of 42,000 people. Second largest was New York City, followed by Boston.

The protective mission began in 1901. The secret service protects the president of the united

The U.S. Constitution empowers the Congress to carry out the census as directed in Article I, Section 2 of the constitution. The plan was to count every person living in the newly created United States of America, and to use that count to determine representation in the Congress. They accomplished that goal in 1790 and our country has every 10 years since then. Eventually on July 1, 1903 The United States Census Bureau was founded to count every resident in the United States.

In today’s society it seems as if all the violence that is occurring is revolved around race. Negative law enforcement involvement has been one of the major controversial topics that our generation has been faced with. Race, violence and authority is a very well-known racial disparity that will take some time to be seen otherwise. After the incidents occur, what really shakes the nation is that there is no real accountability. No one wants to admit that an injustice occurred and a small altercation lead to a casualty. Leadership within the justice system often gets challenged with such scenario. Does one discipline and makes an example out of his law enforcement officer (LEO), or does one address the public so that there is no uproar on such final decision.