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the art of maintaining order while everyone argues about whose order it is.
means the organized enforcement of laws and social norms by an authority empowered to use force if needed.
from from the greek polis, meaning city-state — policing was originally just the business of running civic life, only narrowing to law enforcement in the 18th century as cities got too big to govern by neighborly glare alone.
first modern forcelondon's metropolitan police, founded 1829 by robert peel.
peelers nicknamebobbies, after peel himself.
self-policinga group enforcing norms without any outside authority.
broken windowstheory that small disorder invites bigger crime.