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

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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…

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Bain News Service, Mayor Richard H. Sylvester, Washington, DC Chief of Police

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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,…

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

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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…

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National Law Enforcement Museum, Women in Law Enforcement - Timeline: 1854-2011

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National Law Enforcement Museum, Women in Law Enforcement - Timeline: 1854-2011, National Law Enforcement Museum, Circa 1900

In 1854, the first known police matrons (also called jail matrons) were hired by New York City to search and guard female prisoners, but they were…

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