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The Descent Of Law Enforcement In Ancient Egypt From The Ptolemaic Empire To The Early Roman Empire, Ethan C. Siddall

Phi Alpha Theta Pacific Northwest Regional Conference

Abstract: My research analyzes police reformations that occurred during Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War. In my paper, I focus on the development of post-war police departments in three cities: New York, New Orleans, and Chicago. My argument covers the period spanning from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to the end of Reconstruction around 1880. My thesis argues that modern police reformation has been made intensely difficult as a result of the societal and economic role police had before and during Reconstruction. I argue that militarization of police departments across the country arose from the …