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National Park Service - U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Park Police Officers, National Park Service, Unknown

As one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States, the United States Park Police, originally named the Park…

Tags: Monuments, National Park Service, Park Watchmen, Police, US Park Police

History of Seattle, Washington: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, Sheriff John McGraw, Seattle Then and Now, 1890

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that…

Tags: Anti-Chinese Riots, John McGraw, Law Enforcement, Sheriff, Washington

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Poster for Sweetheart's Ball at Alcatraz Penitenitiary, National Park Service, 1953-1963

Alcatraz was more than just an island prison on the San Francisco Bay. Since the island was so far away from the mainland, the prison had facilities…

Tags: Alcatraz, Prison, San Francisco, Sweetheart's Ball

First photo - Time Second - Unknown, Policeman in the 19th century, Library of Congress, First photo - 1903 Second photo - unknown

"Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that…

Tags: Accidents, Children, Law Enforcement, Police, Public Service

Dr. Marc Holzer & LaMont Rouse, Police Officers at Risk, Tennessee Star, 2017

"• Total of 834,000 law enforcement officers (most employed at the municipal level)
• Since 1990, over 1,500 police officers have been killed in the…

Tags: Fatalities, Injuries, Law Enforcement, Police, Risk

Strobridge Lith. Co, Merry Katie Emmett in Chat, an American Boy, Library of Congress, 1895

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Tags: American Boy, Art, Merry Katie Emmett

Bain News Service, Mayor Richard H. Sylvester, Washington, DC Chief of Police, Library of Congress, between ca. 1910 and ca. 1915

Richard Sylvester implemented many police procedures that we still use today. He was the one to coin the ‘third degree’ phrase we commonly use today,…

Tags: Law Enforcement, Police, Richard Sylvester, Third Degree, Washington D.C.

Synthia Saint James, In Unity, September 11th, A Day in September, 2002

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work. Chief Edward F.…

Tags: 9/11, FDNY, Fire, Fire Department, New York, NYC, September 11, United States

Rice University, Houston Mayor Lee Brown, Rice University, 1996

Lee Patrick Brown started off as a police officer in California, but he would continue climbing up the ranks as he improved life around him. Serving…

Tags: African-American, Congressman, Houston, Law Enforcement, Lee Brown, Mayor, Police

Vera Bock, History of Civic Services in the City of New York Police No. 1 : The Rattle Watch, Library of Congress, 1936

Our Nation’s communities need your protection, and I find great comfort in your selflessness and bravery. Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The…

Tags: 17th Century, Law Enforcement, New York, Police. NYC, Public Service