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A History of Police in England and Wales. Griffiths, Paul (2010). Lost Londons Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550-1660. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521174114. Delbrück, Hans (1990). Renfroe, Walter J. Jr, ed. Medieval Warfare. History of the Art of War 3. ISBN 0-8032-6585-9.
Nightwalker statutes were English statutes, before modern policing, allowing or requiring night watchmen to arrest those found on the streets after sunset and hold them until morning. [1]
Early law enforcement functions were largely performed by volunteer watchmen as well as elected or appointed constables and sheriffs, who were paid by the fee system for warrants they served. [1] The advent of professional police forces in the United States foreshadowed the introduction of standardized police uniforms.
A night-watchman state, also referred to as a minimal state or minarchy, whose proponents are known as minarchists, is a model of a state that is limited and minimal, whose functions depend on libertarian theory.
The Boston Police Department (BPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1854, the BPD is the oldest municipal police department in the United States. [2] [3] It is also the 20th largest law enforcement agency in the country, with 2,713 sworn and unsworn personnel. [4]
Watchman (law enforcement) Nightwatchman (cricket), a lower-order batsman who comes in to bat higher up the order than usual near the end of the day's play "Nightwatchman", a song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from Hard Promises; The Nightwatchman, or Tom Morello, a musician
In 1990, a young woman was strangled on a jogging path near the home of Pat Brown and her family. Brown suspected the young man who was renting a room in her house, and quickly uncovered strong ...
[1] The definition has three components: Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs; Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm