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13001400150016001700180019002000Middle Ages (Europe)Middle AgesMiddle AgesEarly modern period (Europe)Early modern periodEarly modern periodLong 19th century (Europe)Long 19th centuryLong 19th century20th century20th centuryContemporaryFirst formal slave patrols organized in South Carolina In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateFirst formal slave patrols organized in…Metropolitan Police Act passed, creating London's police force In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateMetropolitan Police Act passed, creatin…Russian Okhrana established as tsarist secret police In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateRussian Okhrana established as tsarist …South Africa establishes the South African Police In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateSouth Africa establishes the South Afri…Cheka founded as the Bolshevik secret police In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateCheka founded as the Bolshevik secret p…Federal Bureau of Investigation reorganized under J. Edgar Hoover In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateFederal Bureau of Investigation reorgan…Gestapo established as Nazi Germany's secret police In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateGestapo established as Nazi Germany's s…Fred Hampton killed in Chicago police raid In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateFred Hampton killed in Chicago police r…Chicago police detective Jon Burge torture scandal comes to light In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateChicago police detective Jon Burge tort…Rodney King beaten by Los Angeles police officers In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateRodney King beaten by Los Angeles polic…Death of Michael Brown sparks Ferguson protests In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateDeath of Michael Brown sparks Ferguson …Murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police In: Military and security, The history of policing and the police stateMurder of George Floyd by Minneapolis p…4 events, 1950 to 1960. Click to zoom.43 events, 1975 to 1977. Click to zoom.3

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