FSC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Cesare Lombroso, Fax, North-West Rebellion
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The greek word, however, for police is astynomia, a compound noun consisting of asty (the officialese word for city) and nomos (law) A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Modern police forces the first centrally organized police force was created by the government of king. Louis xiv in 1667 to police the city of paris, then the largest city in europe. The royal edict, registered by the parlement of paris on march 15, 1667 created the office of lieutenant general de police, who was to be the head of the new.
