SOCL 3371 Chapter : Chapter 4 Outline
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Introduction: policing as a dynamic entity: police have evolved: evolved from appointed friends with no training to what we have today. Early english policing: early british policing, borh: earliest known system of policing in england. Was a unit that was responsible for policing and security, which was generally a collective of 12 individuals who stood surety for one another"s good behavior: frankpledge system: a system of policing that replaced the borh. A hundred was supervised by a leader known as a hundredman: parish constable: as frankpledge and tithing disappeared, hundredman remained and became known as parish constable. Initially elected by the parishioners, the parish constable was generally unarmed, unpaid, and part-time. From 1617, they were appointed by local justice of the peace. As populations increased, they were unable to function successfully: shire reeves: operated in country like settings (precursors to sheriffs).
