This chapter focuses on the evolution of law enforcement from its past to its present organizations. It starts out with stories of the past of how the police take their time to respond to a scene and the use of putting people on hold without an answer or a recording. Over the years, the emergency number (911) has greatly improved by the use of computers that computerize analyses of homicide, robbery and burglary data to a nearby police department in the area of the scene of the crime. The chapter then continues of how policing evolve over time. From how the security of your home was like during the middle ages to how we have sheriffs today. What I found interesting in the chapter was when and where the first police force was established. It was in London in 1829 and what police officers did was patrol certain areas in military like fashion to maintain discipline almost to like what we have today. Also, I learned that the first real cops that work during the day in the United States was in Boston in 1838. However, New York created both day and night shift cops. It wasn’t until the 1900s when every state and city had full time cops. Throughout these years and up to now police effectiveness has become more improved through various training on both technical training and investigative techniques.
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