Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a law enforcement officer? Most people imagine themselves driving fast and chasing the “bad guys”. While this is a part of many law enforcement careers, there are many other things that law enforcement officers do in their daily duties. While law enforcement is an exciting career, officers must be able to deal with dangerous situations on a daily basis, be organized, have good writing skills, and work well with high-stress situations. One of the first attempts at law enforcement began in 1692, an act known as a highway act was taking place. The Highway Act provided rewards to anyone who caught a criminal. In the 1600s, crime spreads to many cities in England. There was a group of detectives called the "Bow Street Runners" and they would go to major crime scenes to see if they could figure out what had happened. With the success of the Bow Street Runners, the government began paying people to become law enforcement. (2)When people began arriving in America from England. Europeans found it strange that Native Americans lived by one rule, survival. Europeans had done everything they could to prepare to protect themselves from people who did not want to share the land. So all available men, including boys, began patrolling to keep others safe. "Police History". Police history. Np, nd Web. 03 November 2013. http://www.aphf.org/hist.htmlAfter Europeans settled in to maintain order, they left justices of the peace in control of the laws. But once the cities began to grow, they quickly realized that leaving them in charge would not be enough to maintain order. That's when they came up with the idea of ​​organizing areas and paying people to enforce the laws. In 1636 Boston... middle of paper... a good way to enforce laws in places with large populations where it wasn't possible for everyone to know where everyone else was. The informal method is the one used by law enforcement today and by using this type of law enforcement they must make everyone understand all the laws. Works Cited Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Authors of Research Articles. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003. Surname, First name. Title of the book. City of publication: Publisher, Year, Surname, Name. "Article title." Name of the volume of the scientific journal. Number (date): first page-last page. Surname, name. "Title of newspaper article." Newspaper title Date, edition: SectionPage number+. "The title of the article." Title of the magazine. Date: page number. Library database name: Service name. Library name with city, state abbreviation. Access date .