1. History of Policing
After reading "A Brief Guide to Police History", I chose the workings of Augustus Caesar as the most significant contribution to the development of policing. ... After his uncle Julius was killed, Augustus swore that he would get revenge, and made it his duty to reform the Roman Society. ... He divided up his forces into units quite similar to the military or to branches of the Federal Government as we know them today. ... Along with creating a police force, Caesar also made himself a little fire department to take care of all of those crazy Roman bonfires that got out of hand. ... In ...
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- Grade Level: High School