Mark is learning about the history of police. He wants to find out if police always protected the public, served the community, and attempted to catch criminals the way they do now. He dives into his history book and finds that the first organized police force was established in 1829. In his studies of policing in early and medieval England, Mark learns about what early practice?

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The early practice Mark learns about is "Tithings and the hue and cry," which were part of the early communal responsibility for maintaining order before the establishment of formal police forces. Tithings were groups of ten households who were collectively responsible for each other's conduct, and the hue and cry was a call for all members of a community to pursue and capture a criminal.

Mark Is Learning About the History of Police