CRJ 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Transportation Security Administration, United States Department Of Homeland Security, Admiralty Law
Document Summary
Organizations entity of two or more people who cooperate to achieve an objective. Sheriff chief law enforcement officer of a county: shire-reeve shire meaning county, reeve meaning agent of the king , 1st appeared in england, maintained law and order in tithings. Constable favored noblemen who were forerunners of modern-day u. s. criminal justice functionaries: appeared during the reign of edward i. Coroner early english court officer: today they determine the cause of death. Justice of the peace (jp) minor justice official who oversees lesser criminal trials; one of the early english judicial functionaries. Police reform in england and the united states, 1829-1860. Police force established with metropolitan police act (1829: nicknamed bobbies after sir robert peel. Political era period of time when police were tied closely to politics and politicians, dependent on them for being hired, promoted, and assignments all of which raised the potential for corruption.
