Evolution of law enforcement and our criminal justice

EVOLUTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

DEION WILLIAMS

PRINCIPLES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

INTRODUCTION

PRIMITIVE AND ANCIENT LAW• EGYPT

• GREECE

• ROMEGreeceRome

THE NORMAN FRANKPLEDGE SYSTEM

•The Frankledeg system required loyalty to the

kings law and mutual local responsibility of all free

Englishmen to maintain the peace

THE ANGLO-SAXONS AND THE TITHING SYSTEM

• Tithing System •Hue and cry

THE MAGNA CARTA

•Was the 1st documents formed onto a King of England by a group

of his subjects

• Led to the rule of Constitutional law in English speaking world

• It has become a source of inspiration throughout the world

THE NEXT 500 YEARS

• Watch and Ward- Provided citizens

protection 24 hours a day., with the

day shift called ward and the night

shift called watch

• Shire-reeve- The word "sheriff" is a

contraction of the term "shire

reeve". The term, from the Old

English, designated a royal official

responsible for keeping the peace (a

"reeve") throughout a shire or

county on behalf of the king

HENRY FIELDING• Author of the novel Tom Jones

• born at Sharpham and was educated at Eton College

• Chief magistrate of Bow Street in polices London

WOMEN ENTER LAW ENFORCEMENT• In 1883 the London Metropolitan Police

appointed two women to supervise women

convicts. Their numbers and functions later

expanded.

THE EARLY DAYS OF AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT

•The Watch- Initially run by a combination of obligatory and voluntary

participation, the 17th century watch

•Change, Change and more Change- As word spread about

Boston’s watch, other colonies began establishing their own force.

THE TRADITIONAL THREE ERAS OF POLICING

•The political Era (1840-1930)

•The Reform or Professional Era (1930-1980)

•The community Era (1980-Present)

MODERN POLICING

• Understanding the

Differences

• Examining the Options

• Conclusion

REFRENCES• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheriff

• http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Shire+reeve

• http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/13/women-law-enforcement-police-dea-secret-service/2635407/

• saferstein, r. (2011). criminalistics an introduction to forensic science. upper saddle river: pearson education inc.