Mark is learning about the history of police. He wants to find out if police were always the way they are now: those who protect the public, serve the community, and attempt to catch criminals. He dives into his history book and finds that the first organized police force was established in 1829.
-In his studies of policing before 1829, Mark learns about what early practice

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Before the establishment of organized police forces in 1829, law enforcement was done through a system called "tithings and the hue and cry." Tithings were groups of ten households in medieval England that were responsible for maintaining public order and bringing lawbreakers to justice. The hue and cry was a system in which citizens were required to raise the alarm and pursue criminals in order to catch them. This was the early form of community policing.

Mark Is Learning About the History of Police