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The first recognizable policing force came into being in Rome when, in 6 AD, Emp...
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The first recognizable policing force came into being in Rome when, in 6 AD, Emperor Augustus divided the city into regions which were supervised by 7 squads of 1,000 men each. This force was not distinct from the Roman military, but its tasks resembled those that urban police are faced with today, since Rome was at the time inhabited by over one million citizens. But the police force on which most subsequent police forces were modeled was the London Metropolitan Police, established with the passing of a bill in Parliament by Robert Peel in 1829. Metropolitan policemen patrolled the city streets constantly and diligently, kept public order, contributed to the maintenance of public amenities such as street lighting, and generally assisted the government in the running of the community in whatever way was necessary. Although “Bobbies” (so named after Peel) were not immediately popular and were often seen as a potential infringement on civil liberties, their work resulted in a sharp decline in crime rates and the overall structure and organization of the force became the example from which New York City created the first police department in the United States in 1844. A century and a half later, police work has adapted itself to changing social circumstances several times. In most of the western world, police forces operate within a thoroughly systematized framework and, apart from maintaining public order, offer such services as surveillance of property or individuals, personal protection, crime recording and analysis and missing person cases investigation. Investigative work in particular has made great progress during this century. Laboratory research first played an important role in the 1920s, when evidence from the scenes of violent crimes began to be systematically collected and examined for the purpose of identifying perpetrators. This work was largely limited to the collection and examination of fingerprints. Modern crime laboratories are equipped with such highly sophisticated scientific instruments as photomicrographs, which can determine the kind of device a bullet was fired in, and computerized photograph enhancers, which, by increasing the picture resolution of an image, can reveal otherwise invisible details in photographs and video stills. Crime scene evidence that was unusable a few decades ago, such as paint from the surface of a car, shreds of clothing and human hair or skin, can also be analyzed in modern police laboratories, providing additional clues and evidence.We can infer from the passage that the early London Metropolitan Police were
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