Evolution of American Policing: From Volunteering Citizens to Well-Structured System

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The rates of the crimes have increased in the recent years in the United States. The other
factor that have been observed to be increased in the recent times are the factors that pertain to
the immigration issues that are faced by the country. The policing departments in the United
States refers to the law enforcement departments that are existent within the country. The
following essay attempts to trace the evolution of the policing strategies and activities that are
prevalent within the country.
The proper and organized policing activities within the United States had been introduced
since the 1600s. The police department of the country was known to have spent the maximal part
of their duty attending the cases of the horses that have gone stray and the children who have
gone missing and spent lesser time on solving the cases that were reported on the burglaries
within the concerned area of operation (Stevens, 2017). The early days of the policing in the
country was heavily dependent on the volunteering citizens of the country, a system of
conscription that was similar to the militia system of the current days and the various watch
groups that were active during those days.
The nineteenth century experienced attempts to develop as well as design the ethical
activities of the police force within the concerned political territories. These principles were
developed by the eminent British statesman, Sir Robert Peel (Willis, 2013). The Peelian
principles tend to prevent the disorder and crime that might take place, the recognition of the fact
that the executionary powers of the concerned police departments depended on the matters that
pertain to the approval granted by the common public to the members of the police force. The
principles further lay stress on the recognition of the various factors that are related to the co-
operation of the concerned public who have been residing within the territorial boundaries of the
area. The further experts on the matter stated that these principles might be applied in order to