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Jan 12, 2022 · The use of the term "war" also served to justify the aggressive, heavily armed policing that was becoming the norm around the country. It completed a psychological shift from peacekeeping to law enforcement that had begun decades before and gave police departments every excuse they needed to militarize — because they were at war.
- Jeff Somers
Anticipating the outbreak of war and the loss of large numbers of police to the armed services, the police force sought to increase its numbers in several different ways from the following sources: First Police Reserve – were police pensioners who had been kept on a small retainer and were re-engaged and paid a normal salary.
The questions the war posed, in terms of new sociological and criminological problems, led to the reassertion of police power in everyday life in U.S. cities. But by enrolling police in a globally extensive operation, the war transformed police power.
- Stuart Schrader
- 2021
The police in modern Britain continue to catch criminals using their power to question, search and arrest suspects. However, since c.1900, the role of the police has developed, working to...
The history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom charts the development of law enforcement in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
The purpose of the police has changed in modern times. At first the role of the police was to: patrol the streets. deter criminals. investigate crimes. arrest suspects. Their role and purpose...
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The Blitz. The term ‘the Blitz’ comes from the German word Blitzkrieg (lightning war) which was used to describe the German invasions of European countries in the early stages of the Second World War.