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The posse comitatus and the office of sheriff: Armed citizens summoned to the aid of law enforcement / by David B. Kopel

By:

Kopel, David B

Material type: Article

ArticleSeries: The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. 761-850page ; Volume 104 Number 4Publication details: ---Chicago: Northwestern University School of Law, Fall 2014Description: 761-850pageISSN:

0091-4169

Subject(s):

Law enforcement

DDC classification:

BPer 364.05 J827

Summary: Posse comitatus is the legal power of sheriff and other officials to summon armed citizens to aid in keeping the peace. The posse comitatus can be traced at least as far as the reign of Alfred the Great in ninth-century England.

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Posse comitatus is the legal power of sheriff and other officials to summon armed citizens to aid in keeping the peace. The posse comitatus can be traced at least as far as the reign of Alfred the Great in ninth-century England.

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