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What is the background information of policing in america

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in 1838, the city of Boston established the first American police force, followed by New York City, Albany, and Chicago in 1851. New Orleans and Cincinnati in 1853.
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In 1838, the city of Boston established the first American police force, followed by New York City in 1845, Albany, NY and Chicago in 1851, New Orleans and Cincinnati in 1853, Philadelphia in 1855, and Newark, NJ and Baltimore in 1857 (Harring 1983, Lundman 1980; Lynch 1984).
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