EARLY POLICING SYSTEM Flashcards
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KIN POLICING
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- the family of the offended individual was expected to assume responsibility for justice.
- the family of the victim was allowed to exact vengeance.
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EGYPT
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- created the MEDJAYS, a form of police forces whose duties include guarding of the tombs and apprehending thieves.
- introduced the use of dogs as guards and protectors.
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ROME
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- created the first organized police force called VIGILES OF ROME, or VIGILES URBANI (watchmen of the city), which had the primary task of firefighting and policing.
- created a special unit called PRAETORIAN GUARDS, a special force of guards used by Roman Emperors as the Emperors’ personal guards.
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ENGLAND
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a) FRANKPLEDGE SYSTEM
- required all males aged 12 and above to join a group, to form a TYTHING;
- members of the tything are called a TYTHINGMEN;
- a CONSTABLE served as a leader of ten tythings;
- their primary task was to protect their village from thieves and animals;
- tythings were later organized into SHIRES;
- a shire was headed by a leader called SHIRE REEVE, which is the origin of the word “sheriff”; and
- their duty was to apprehend offenders.
b) PARISH CONSTABLES
- a parish constables are charged with controlling crimes.
- during trouble, the watchman would raise a “HUE AND CRY”, a call to arms where the rest of the parish would stop what they were doing and come to the aid of the constable
