Historical documents about American police departments in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries showed police departments had
__________. a. solved the problem of crime in most communities
b. been given the responsibility for addressing population decreases
c. solved the problem of corruption and brutality by officers
d. a chronic problem of locating and hiring qualified personnel
d. a chronic problem of locating and hiring qualified personnel
Explanation:
During the 18th and 19th century, the American police departments were having a problem of locating qualified personnel who would work in the police force.
<em>This led to them to develop a system called Kin police (voluntary men, who watch out for their kins)</em><em>.</em> And, also, people who were part of this group of volunteer performs other task like lighting street lamps, recovering lost children, capturing runaway animals, and a variety of other services with their involvement in crime control activities being minimal.