4: Early Police Departments

Early Police Departments

Here is an image of what someone who is on "night watch" would do in order to protect the town streets before police officers.

Here is an image of the Boston Police watching over the Liberty Bell in the year 1903.

Here is an image of what a police officer may have looked like during the year 1952. You can see the difference is appearance such as in the uniform.

Here is an image of the modern police uniform.

Here is an image of the police department Benjamin Franklin was given credit for building, along with an image of Ben Franklin

Here is an image of what policing in the US would look like today.

1. Documents police operations

2. Increases police accountability

3. Improves policing practices

4. Increases protections for police

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