Briefly discuss the history of American policing

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The American police system can historically be traced to England, under the rule of King Alfred the Great, initiated in the latter part of the ninth century. The movement from the rural farming areas to urban industrialized communities led to the creation of the London Metropolitan Police Department in 1829 . This Department became the model of policing for the United States. In 1845, New York combined its day watch and night watch into one police department, thereby creating the first police department in the United States.

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The police, to a large extent, must depend on the public to supply terrorist-related information to effectively thwart local terrorist plots.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Who has the authority to establish a state police agency?

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For Émile Durkheim, the cause of crime is ________, that is, the dissociation of the individual from the ________.

A. anomie; collective conscience B. sui generis; anomie C. sociopathy; sui generis D. sui generis; collective conscience

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