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What is the history of the police force in the United States?

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The foundations of the present English metropolitan police system were formulated in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel (see Scotland Yard ). On the North American frontier, before the government was well organized, vigilance committees (see vigilantes ) functioned ...

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