In the twenty years following 1930 the United States survived a desperate economic depression and World War II, and entered the Korean War. By the early 1950s, however, a period of unprecedented prosperity and population growth had begun. Economic incentives and new technology also encouraged fundamental changes in the size and structure of American families and the way they lived their lives. Urbanization continued to increase throughout the period; during the three decades from 1930 to 1959, the proportion of the population living in towns larger than 2,500 grew from 56 percent to 70 percent. Prosperity and post-World War II demobilization of young males led to a boom in births which would overwhelm social institutions for decades ((Bechtel Kenneth H., 1995). The proportion of women in the labor force rose from 25 percent in 1930 to 42 percent in 1959. Nearly two-thirds of those women were married. Technology, too, had a major influence on family life as television began to invade quiet family evenings. Against this backdrop of rapid demographic, economic, and social change the role of police in American society also underwent substantial change.
As a law enforcement officer, their fundamental duty is to serve the community; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to liberty, equality and justice.
There are oblige to keep their private life unsullied as an example to all, and will behave in a manner that does not bring discredit to their agency. They will maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed both in their personal and official life, they........
