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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > police and law enforcement > sheriffs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > policing > police personnel > sheriffs
... > contexts > named groups > persons > staff > public service employees > police personnel > sheriffs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law enforcement > specialized law enforcement agencies > sheriffs

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sheriffs  

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  • The office of sheriff has developed into what it is today over a long period of history. The office began in medieval England when the country was divided into tribal areas known as shires, the equivalent of a modern county. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Sheriffs]

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