Question

The first watches organized in Colonial America were comprised of _____.

1-british troops
2-citizen volunteers
3-hired law enforcement officers
4-criminals required to serve their sentences in volunteer service

Answer 1

Answer:

Option 2 is correct.

Explanation:

The beginning of policing in America was informal and based on profit. It was privately funded and people worked for part-time only. Most of the towns depended on night watch,  which was done by volunteers. They signed for looking after the fellow colonists. The system was inefficient some people were put on duty as punishment. This volunteer policing was first started in Boston in 1636, New York in 1658 and Philadelphia in 1700.