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The first modern police force was founded in Paris,<ref>Clark, David Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives page 1122</ref> France during the reign of King Louis XIV. He created this body in 1666. Nicholas Gabriel de La Reynie was the first Paris police administrator. In London Patrick In 1797, Patrick Colquhoun was able to persuade the West Indies merchants who operated at the Pool of London on the River Thames to found a police force to prevent theft that was damaging his company and others.<ref>[Dick Paterson, Origins of the Thames Police, ''Thames Police Museum''. Retrieved 4 February 2007.http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/h_police_1.html]</ref> This force was called the Thames River Police and was the first modern police force in Great Britain. It inspired similar police in Dublin, Sydney, and New York City.<ref>[http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/h_police_1.html]</ref> When London's population exploded during the Industrial Revolution, Sir Robert Peel began organizing changes in law enforcement. [[Royal Assent]] to the [[Metropolitan Police Act 1829|Metropolitan Police Act]] was given,<ref name="ndad">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/AH/1/detail.html |title=The National Archives &#124; NDAD &#124; Metropolitan Police |publisher=Ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk |accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref> and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] was established on September 29, 1829 in [[London]] as the first modern and professional police force in the world. In 1836 the British Parliament passed the Dublin Police Act, which created the Dublin Metropolitan Police Department.<ref>[http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/slr_city_of_dublin.pdf]</ref> The South Australia Police was created in 1838 and headed by Henry Inman.

The first modern police force was founded in Paris,<ref>Clark, David Encyclopedia of Law and Society: American and Global Perspectives page 1122</ref> France during the reign of King Louis XIV. He created this body in 1666. Nicholas Gabriel de La Reynie was the first Paris police administrator. In London Patrick In 1797, Patrick Colquhoun was able to persuade the West Indies merchants who operated at the Pool of London on the River Thames to found a police force to prevent theft that was damaging his company and others.<ref>[Dick Paterson, Origins of the Thames Police, ''Thames Police Museum''. Retrieved 4 February 2007.http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/h_police_1.html]</ref> This force was called the Thames River Police and was the first modern police force in Great Britain. It inspired similar police in Dublin, Sydney, and New York City.<ref>[http://www.thamespolicemuseum.org.uk/h_police_1.html]</ref> When London's population exploded during the Industrial Revolution, Sir Robert Peel began organizing changes in law enforcement. [[Royal Assent]] to the [[Metropolitan Police Act 1829|Metropolitan Police Act]] was given,<ref name="ndad">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk/AH/1/detail.html |title=The National Archives &#124; NDAD &#124; Metropolitan Police |publisher=Ndad.nationalarchives.gov.uk |accessdate=2009-05-08}}</ref> and the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] was established on September 29, 1829 in [[London]] as the first modern and professional police force in the world. In 1836 the British Parliament passed the Dublin Police Act, which created the Dublin Metropolitan Police Department.<ref>[http://lawcommission.justice.gov.uk/docs/slr_city_of_dublin.pdf]</ref> The South Australia Police was created in 1838 and headed by Henry Inman.

Historically military occupying forces had empowered collaborators as "police," such the Germans in [[Eastern Europe]] during [[World War II]] or the Americans in Afghanistan during the [[Afghan war]].

Historically military occupying forces had empowered collaborators as "police," such as the Germans in [[Eastern Europe]] during [[World War II]] or the Americans in Afghanistan during the [[Afghan war]].

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