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the right and the power to commit an act or order others to commit an act.
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authority
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watch-and-ward system
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an early English system overseen by the constable in which a watchman guarded a city's or town's gates at night.
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Bow Street Runners
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in the rise of organized policing, created around 1748 by magistrates Henry Fielding and his bro Sir John Fielding, whose members were required to patrol their areas rather than just sit in their watch boxes.
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constable (comes stabuli)
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the head of law enforcement for large districts in early England
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frankpledge system
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an early form of English government that divided communities into groups of 10 men (tithings) who were responsible for the group's conduct and ensured that a member charged with breaking the law appeared in court.
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hue and cry
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in early England, the alarm that the citizens were required to raise on the witness or discovery of a criminal offense.
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hundred-man
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the head of a tithings who severed as an administrator and judge. System was updated by adding the comes stabuli.
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Metropolitan Police Act
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created in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, the first successful bill to create a permanent, public police force.
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sheriff (shire reeve)
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the person holding this office led the shire's (country's) military forces and judged criminal and civial cases.
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Thames River Police
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a private police force created by the West India Trading Company in 1798 that represented the first professional, salaried police force in London.
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