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| a system in old english law in which members of a tithing, a group of ten families, ,pledged to be responsible for keeping order and bringing violators of the law to court |
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| practice of sddigning individuals to night observation duty to warn the public of fires and crime that was first introduced to the american colonies in bostom and that later evolved into a system of paid uniformed police |
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| distinctively americanform of law enforcement in southern states that sought to catch and control slaves through patrol groups that stopped and questioned african americans on the roads and elsewhere in public places |
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| top law enforcement official in county government who was an exceptionally important police official during the country's westward expansion and continues to bear primary responsibility for many local jails |
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| federal law enforcement officials appointed to handle duties in western territories and today bear responsibility for federal court security and apprehending fugitives |
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| intelligence led policing |
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| an approach to policing, in conjunction with concerns about homeland security, that emphasizes gathering and analyzing info to be shared among agencies in order to develop cooperative efforts to identify prevent and solve problems |
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| the international criminal police organization through which countries cooperate in investigating crimes, especially situations in which lawbreakers have crossed international borders or participated in multicountry criminal activities. |
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| the police function of preventing behavior tht disturbs or threatens to disturb the public peace or that involves face to face conflict among two or more people. in such situation, the police exercise discretion in decising whether a law has been broken |
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| the police function of controlling crim by intervening in situations in which the law has clearly been violated and the police need to identify and apprehend the guilty person |
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| the police function of providing assistance to the public, usually in matters unrelated to crime |
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| the core operational units of local police departments that delploy uniformed officers to handle the full array of police functions for service, order maintenance, and law enforcement. |
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| organizational structure based on a military model with clear definition of ranks to indicate authority over subordinates and obligations to obey orders from superiors |
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| style of policing that emphasized order maintenance and tolerates minor violations of law as officers use discretion to handle small infractions informally but make arrests for major violations |
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| style of policing that emphasized strict enforcement of laws and reduces officers' authority to handle matters informally |
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| style of policing in which officers cater to citizens' desire for favorable treatment and sensitivity to individual situations by using discretion to handle minor matters in ways that seek to avoid embarrassment of punishment |
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