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THE WORLD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THE HISTORY OF POLICING Crime has existed since the dawn of time, when people stole livestock, engaged in fistfights (and even wars), and broke laws of all kinds. Tribal leaders enforced laws and soldiers used force, or the threat of force, to maintain order. But despite the need for law and order, it was not until 1829 that Sir Robert Peel established the first modern, nonmilitary police force in London, United Kingdom. The British police were called “bobbies” in tribute to Sir Robert’s name. In the United States, the city of Boston established the first American police force in 1838. This was followed by New York City (1845); Albany, New York, and Chicago, Illinois (1851); New Orleans, Louisiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio (1853); and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1855). By the 1880s, all major cities in the United States had municipal police forces. Pennsylvania formed the first official state police department in 1905. Soon, nearly every state had

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