UNIT 3

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Unit 3: Law Enforcement
Question 1
The modern law enforcement system in states like Texas reflects their heritage back from the early years of introducing law enforcement in America. Such states still strongly recommend the use of a watch system in their modern system. The system has been abandoned in some cities and town but is still used in such states.
Question 2
The nature of the mission of the private security industry is not in support of the union movement since it contradicts its tradition (Gill, 28). The purpose of the private security company is to protect commercial assets and property whereas union requires it to provide security to the citizens.
Question 3
The tradition of private security from the early periods when it was introduced was to the protection of commercial assets and business property. The significant factors that influenced the growth of private security companies were the growing commercial sector of the economy, the westward expansion of America, and difficult public law enforcement process (Gill, 44). Lack of a sufficient public force was also a factor for the introduction of the private security companies.
Question 4
One of the oldest contract security company in my area was McCray Global Protection.
Question 5
According to Gill (63), the early law enforcement process of American colonies imitated the British system in several ways. In the England system, the shire-reeve, which was later shortened to the sheriff, was appointed as the chiefs of the county by the king.

A constable was also selected to deal with legal matters in the county. Nemeth (473) also noted that the American colonies system later adapted the sheriff and constable system into their law enforcement process. Nemeth in his book did point out that early law enforcement processes in the American Colonies imitate the British system. Indeed, the watch system which also began in England was incorporated into the American system. The implementation of such system into the law enforcement process is a clear indication that it was adapted from the British system.
Work Cited
Gill, Peter. Rounding Up the Usual Suspects? Developments in Contemporary Law Enforcement Intelligence: Developments in Contemporary Law Enforcement Intelligence. Routledge, 2018: 24-76.
Nemeth, Charles. Private Security and the Law. , 2011. Internet resource.