What was the main purpose of the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829?

A. It allowed the use of a merit system for the hiring of police officers.
B. It allocated funding to municipal police agencies across the United States.
C. It established a full-time preventive police force in New York City.
D. It created a police force to combat urban problems.


D. It created a police force to combat urban problems.

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