How did the First Law Enforcement Systems begin in Different Parts of the United States? The first law enforcement systems developed differently in the North, South, and Western parts of the United States.
The North, South, and West had no form of policing when first established because it had never been done before in America and was fairly new in Europe. However, they realized that in order to keep the peace and happiness of everyone people would need to step up. These people at first were volunteers and did it to protect their property. The reason the North set up law enforcement was because they wanted to protect their business. The South wanted to create law enforcement to keep their slaves form running away. Finally the West wanted law …show more content…
The western frontier was a hard place to police and it varied widely from settlement to settlement. In areas where northerners had settled the law enforcement had marshals and police forces (Police History). Areas where southerners had settled the law enforcement had sheriffs and posses (Police History). However, even with these set up there was no formal law enforcement in the West. People took it upon themselves to uphold the justice as vigilantes. These vigilantes shaped the social norms and also shaped the little respect law enforcement had in certain …show more content…
Boston started by creating watchmen to enforce the laws at night. Philadelphia expanded on this concept by choosing to pay the men who truly want to do the work and not just volunteer. The North was creating watchmen to try and enforce laws; meanwhile, the South had created a similar system. However, their system involved using the entire colony as a police force. These forces known, as the slave patrol would capture any runaway slaves. As time went on the volunteers dissipated both in the North and South, which lead to the creation of paid officers. The West was not similar to the North or South because it was so vast and hard to police. However, in time the west had created sheriffs and marshals to police the counties. It wasn’t until David J. cook that the sheriff’s role was defined. Law enforcement was shaped in all regions of America. The North, South, and West were controlled by some form of law enforcement and were now ready to take on the next era of industrialization, which would challenge law enforcement around the
The North, South, and West had no form of policing when first established because it had never been done before in America and was fairly new in Europe. However, they realized that in order to keep the peace and happiness of everyone people would need to step up. These people at first were volunteers and did it to protect their property. The reason the North set up law enforcement was because they wanted to protect their business. The South wanted to create law enforcement to keep their slaves form running away. Finally the West wanted law …show more content…
The western frontier was a hard place to police and it varied widely from settlement to settlement. In areas where northerners had settled the law enforcement had marshals and police forces (Police History). Areas where southerners had settled the law enforcement had sheriffs and posses (Police History). However, even with these set up there was no formal law enforcement in the West. People took it upon themselves to uphold the justice as vigilantes. These vigilantes shaped the social norms and also shaped the little respect law enforcement had in certain …show more content…
Boston started by creating watchmen to enforce the laws at night. Philadelphia expanded on this concept by choosing to pay the men who truly want to do the work and not just volunteer. The North was creating watchmen to try and enforce laws; meanwhile, the South had created a similar system. However, their system involved using the entire colony as a police force. These forces known, as the slave patrol would capture any runaway slaves. As time went on the volunteers dissipated both in the North and South, which lead to the creation of paid officers. The West was not similar to the North or South because it was so vast and hard to police. However, in time the west had created sheriffs and marshals to police the counties. It wasn’t until David J. cook that the sheriff’s role was defined. Law enforcement was shaped in all regions of America. The North, South, and West were controlled by some form of law enforcement and were now ready to take on the next era of industrialization, which would challenge law enforcement around the