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The Origins of Policing -- from the Middle Ages to the First World War

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Roll of Police in the Midnight Tenth Century

The first police detective bureau was created at boston in 18 forty six, and then that practice spread to other cities. The rolls of police even expand beyond what we would consider law enforcement to a kind of all encompassing, multi purpose public health and safety agency. But soon these duties were transferred away, right? We don't think of those as policing any more.

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