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Between the middle of the eighteenth century to the 1920s, local policing was dominated by politics. This era was known as the political era. Discretion possessed by officers during this era was significant, and was used to handle minor violations with personal issues as well. The suspects family and its status, along with the treatment the officer received by the suspect, former violations, and the nature of the offense was all taken into consideration by the officer on the scene(Crank41). Early American police departments received their authority from local politicians. "The relationship was often reciprocal: political machines recruited and maintained police in office and on the beat, while police helped ward political leaders maintain their political offices by encouraging citizens to vote for certain candidates, discouraging them from voting for others, and, at times, by assisting in rigging elections"(Barlow7). Police function of this time period dealt with crime......

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