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Frankpledge system
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In old English law, a system whereby the members of a tithing had corporate responsibility for the behavior of all members over fourteen years old.
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Tithing
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In English history, a system of ten families who had responsibility for the behavior of members over the age of fourteen. Tithings were important in protecting the group from outsiders, too.
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Hundred
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In English law, a combination of ten tithings as part of the frankpledge system.
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constable
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An officer of a municipal corporation who has duties similar to those of a sheriff, such as preserving the public peace, executing papers from the court, and maintaining the custody of juries.
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sheriff
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The chief law enforcement officer in a county, usually chosen by popular election.
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watch system
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A system charged with the duties of overseeing, patrolling, or guarding an area or a person. Watchmen were prominent in the early watch system of policing.
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magistrate
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A judge from the lower courts of the state or federal court system. Usually magistrates preside over arraignments, preliminary hearings, bail hearings, and minor offenses.
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Bow Street Runners
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The mid-eighteenth-century London system that gave police the powers of investigation and arrest to constables who were given some training and paid a portion of the fines in successfully prosecuted cases.
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posse
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The rural police system in which the sheriff may call into action any number of citizens over a certain age if they are needed to assist in law enforcement.
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Molly Maguires
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A powerful secret police organization in the 1870s in Pennsylvania.
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INTERPOL
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A world police organization that was established for the purpose of cooperation among nations involved in common policing problems.
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private security forces
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Persons employed by private agencies instead of governmental ones to provide security from criminal activity.
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