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Introduction
Historical timeline
Colonial law : the beginnings of American law enforcement (1620-1700)
Policing goes Federal : the foundations of the U.S. Marshals Service (1789)
The slave patrols : the role of slavery in the formation of American policing (1700s-present)
Keeping the peace : civil unrest and the expansion of policing (1834-1845)
Private guns : the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the rise of the detective field (1842-1886)
Representation matters : diversity in American policing (1886-1910)
Fighting corruption : corruption in policing (1880-1920)
The science of policing : the introduction of science-driven police investigation (1900-1950)
The rise of the G-men : policing during Prohibition and in the era of organized crime (1920s)
The police administration : continuing the professionalization reforms (1930s-1940s)
A collective shield : the history of police unionization (1915-1960s)
The government versus the people : the role of the police in fighting terrorism and civil unrest (1960)
The poisonous tree : the implications of Mapp v. Ohio in American policing (1961)
The rights of the accused : the origin of the Miranda Warning (1966)
Keeping the streets safe : community policing and the Omnibus Crime Control Strategy (1968)
Crime operators : the development of the 911 emergency system (1968)
The development of body armor : a history of the use of armor in warfare and policing (1970s)
Science applied to policing : reforming policing with scientific management (1980s)
The war on drugs : policing during the War on Drugs era (1980s)
The Los Angeles problem : the Los Angeles riots and perceptions of police (1990s)
Big data policing : data-driven policing and the introduction of CompStat (1994)
Starting young : youth and the prison dilemma (1990s)
Under the watchful eye : citizen surveillance and the new police state (2010s)
The value of black lives : the Black Lives Matter movement and the Hands Up, Don't Shoot campaign (2010s)
Policing borders : police, immigration, and the Sanctuary Cities movement (2017)
Defund the police : the Defund the Police movement and the case for radical police reform (2020)
Protecting democracy : the Capitol Insurrection and the future of policing in America (2021)
Policing in lockdown : policing during the COVID-19 crisis (2020-2021)
Conclusion : building a better system.
Historical timeline
Colonial law : the beginnings of American law enforcement (1620-1700)
Policing goes Federal : the foundations of the U.S. Marshals Service (1789)
The slave patrols : the role of slavery in the formation of American policing (1700s-present)
Keeping the peace : civil unrest and the expansion of policing (1834-1845)
Private guns : the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the rise of the detective field (1842-1886)
Representation matters : diversity in American policing (1886-1910)
Fighting corruption : corruption in policing (1880-1920)
The science of policing : the introduction of science-driven police investigation (1900-1950)
The rise of the G-men : policing during Prohibition and in the era of organized crime (1920s)
The police administration : continuing the professionalization reforms (1930s-1940s)
A collective shield : the history of police unionization (1915-1960s)
The government versus the people : the role of the police in fighting terrorism and civil unrest (1960)
The poisonous tree : the implications of Mapp v. Ohio in American policing (1961)
The rights of the accused : the origin of the Miranda Warning (1966)
Keeping the streets safe : community policing and the Omnibus Crime Control Strategy (1968)
Crime operators : the development of the 911 emergency system (1968)
The development of body armor : a history of the use of armor in warfare and policing (1970s)
Science applied to policing : reforming policing with scientific management (1980s)
The war on drugs : policing during the War on Drugs era (1980s)
The Los Angeles problem : the Los Angeles riots and perceptions of police (1990s)
Big data policing : data-driven policing and the introduction of CompStat (1994)
Starting young : youth and the prison dilemma (1990s)
Under the watchful eye : citizen surveillance and the new police state (2010s)
The value of black lives : the Black Lives Matter movement and the Hands Up, Don't Shoot campaign (2010s)
Policing borders : police, immigration, and the Sanctuary Cities movement (2017)
Defund the police : the Defund the Police movement and the case for radical police reform (2020)
Protecting democracy : the Capitol Insurrection and the future of policing in America (2021)
Policing in lockdown : policing during the COVID-19 crisis (2020-2021)
Conclusion : building a better system.