Enforcement Reform, Night Watch,
Metropolitan Police, Sheriffs, Criminal Justice
Standards, Intelligence-Led Policing,
Problem-Oriented Policing, Reassurance
Policing, Signal Crimes, Terrorism Prevention,
CALEA Accreditation, LEAA Funding, Police-
Community Relations, D.A.R.E Programs,
Areal Policing Strategies, Presidential
Commissions, Civil Service Protections, Crime
Prevention Innovations – Comprehensive
Lecture Notes 2026
Night Watch System
early policing system that required able-bodied males to donate their time to help protect cities
Sir Robert Peel
the founder of modern territorial policing (London Metropolitan Police) in 1829.
Patrick Colquhoun
superintending magistrate of the Thames Rives Police, a forerunner of the metropolitan police
and author of works on metropolitan policing
Pendleton Act
extended civil service protection first to federal and later to state and local employees
Sheriff
typically, an elected official responsible for county law enforcement and, in many instances, the
county jail
Reform Movement (Reform Era)
involved radical reorganization, including strong centralized administrative bureaucracy, highly
specialized units, and substantial increases in the number of officers
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