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| The popular British name given to members of Sir Robert (Bob) Peel's Metropolitan Police Force. |
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| An early English police unit formed under the leadership of Henry Fielding, magistrate of the Bow Street region of London. |
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| A nonuniformed mounted law enforcement officer of medieval England. Early police forces were small & relatively unorganized but made effective use of local resources in the formation of posses, the pursuit of offenders, & the like. |
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| A police management strategy designed to increase the productivity of patrol officers through the scientific analysis & evaluation of patrol techniques. |
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| The use of the best available research on the outcomes of police work to implement guidelines & evaluate agencies, units, & officers. |
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| Federal Law Enforcement Agency |
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| A U.S. government agency or office whose primary functional responsibility is to enhance federal criminal laws. |
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| The first large-scale scientific study of law enforcement practices. Sponsored by the Police Foundation, it focused on the practice of preventive patrol. |
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| Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) |
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| A now-defunct federal agency established under Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control & Safe Streets Act of 1968 to funnel federal funding to state & local law enforcement agencies. |
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| Municipal Police Department |
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| A city or town-based law enforcement agency. |
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| A police force formed in 1829 under the command of Sir Robert Peel. It became the model for modern-day police patrol in English cities & towns. |
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| Private Protective Service |
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| An independent or proprietary commercial organization that provides protective services to employers on a contractual basis. |
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| Scientific Police Management |
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| The application of social science techniques to the study of police administration for the purpose of increasing effectiveness, reducing the frequency of citizen complaints, & enhancing the efficient use of available resources. |
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| The elected chief officer of a county law enforcement agency. The sheriff is usually responsible for law enforcement in unincorporated areas & for the operation of the county jail. |
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| A law, written in 1285, that created a watch & ward system in English cities & towns & taht codified early police practices. |
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| A law enforcement officer who is trained & empowered to perform full police duties, such as making arrests, conducting investigations, & carrying firearms. |
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| The act of taking the law into one's own hand. |
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| The National Commission on Law Observance & Enforcement. In 1931, the commission issued a report stating that Prohibition was unenforceable & carried a great potential for police corruption. |
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