Criminal Justice Today: Policing - History and Structure

These flashcards cover key terminology and concepts related to the historical development and structure of policing as presented in the course materials.

kin policing

The early practice of conscripting individuals from within a community to maintain order.

August Caesar

The first emperor of Rome who established urban cohorts and vigils for city peace.

posse

A group organized for law enforcement, originally led by a shire reeve in early British policing.

Statute of Winchester (1286)

A law that codified practices of British police.

the Met

Short for the Metropolitan Police Service established in London in 1829.

preventive patrol

A policing strategy aimed at discouraging crime through visible and proactive community presence.

vigilantism

The act of individuals taking the law into their own hands.

slave patrols

Forms of policing intended to enforce slave codes and suppress slave uprisings.

Evidence-Based Policing (EBP)

An approach that utilizes research findings to improve law enforcement practices.

Kansas City Experiment

A significant study of law enforcement that assessed the effectiveness of preventive patrol.

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation, responsible for protecting against terrorism and enforcing federal law.

decentralized policing

A model of state policing that distinguishes traffic enforcement from other law enforcement functions.

private security

Independent companies providing protective services, which now exceed spending on public law enforcement.

public policing

Traditional law enforcement provided by government agencies.