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This 7 page paper provides an overview of the history and process of policing in the United States and Austria. Bibliography lists 5 sources
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While the United States basis its system on the English common law concept and the division between federal and state responsibilities, Austrian policing occurs more significantly from a national base.
It can be maintained, though, that in the presence of the Patriot Act and increasing federal regulations to protect national security that the United States is moving towards a
more national model. Regulations Governing the Police Both the United States and Austria relate the history of their policing structure to regulatory changes that occurred in the 19th
century. The application of constitutional directives in the United States for the control of policing by each individual state led to the creation of the first police force in
Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 19th century, followed closely by the New York City police department. In Austria, the federal police, call the Austrian Federal Security Guard, was created
with a civilian structure following the revolution of 1848, essentially replacing the military police force that had been in place for centuries. In both the United States and Austria,
events in the early 21st century, including the 911 attacks, led to changes in the policing structure and new initiatives towards greater federal control. The United States Patriot Act
was designed in such a way that it refocused policing processes on federal levels of control, a switch from the early views that policing should be maintained on a state
level. In 2005, Austria law enforcement was restructured based on the consolidation of the public security police, the criminal investigation services and the Bundesgendarmerie. This led to the
creation of nine federal provincial commands (Interpol, 2005). In both case, changes in regulations have led to restructuring. Input of the Public Public groups that provide
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