One of the main reasons why police departments were created in the mid 1800's had to do with?

Answer 1

The main reason police departments were created in the 1840s - 1850s was to stop the riots that were being created in the cities. Before police departments, private companies provided protection. The riots were mostly created by the impoverished, ethnic or religious problems, the irish were usually in the middle of it. The Police Departments soon became corrupt, and were not fixed until the progressive reform era.

Answer 2

The word police was orginated in France in 1250. The word police means a political law enforcement.

The reason police forces were created in the 1800's was to keep law and order in cities or provinces. The name for the police at that time was constable.

Answer 3

Police departments were established in populated areas in the mid 1800's mainly to deal with petty crimes (theft, etc). Police departments were highly corrupt and very heavily influenced by politicians, hence the naming of the first era of policing as the "political era".

Answer 4

Back in the 1800's in England Crime was rampant and the only form of law enforcement was the military and mobs. So people who lived close to each other decided to form things similar to neighborhood watches, only someone would patrol the area instead of looking out the window. These people started coming together to form larger organizations, still private though, and were called Bobby Coppers. Coppers was a reference to the copper badge that they had to wear. The idea was embraced by the British government and the idea spread across the globe. Although they were only called coppers in the U.S.

Answer 5

Simply to protect the "haves" from the "have nots" and the task is still the same today.

Answer 6

was because of the industrialization and urbanization taking place in larger cities

Answer 7

to keep order and peace