1. Police Patrol Functions
Along with protecting citizens, patrol officers deteriorate crime by becoming a visible presence preventing potential crime. ... New York city was the first to organize the first modern police force in 1844, based on the English Metropolitan Police. ... Now in the present modern period, science has revolutionized criminal identification with DNA, and computers now are helping to predict crime, and booking procedures and filing has advanced as well. ... There are many types of patrol an officer may take part in what is called a beat patrol where an officer is assigned to a specific area bas...
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