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[[File:ACS DB Police.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Metropolitan Police Service]] police officers]]
[[File:ACS DB Police.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Metropolitan Police Service]] officers]]
A '''police''' force is any organized body of [[civilians]] directed by a government to maintain law enforcement and public order. While they often undergo combat training and are legally authorized to employ violence as necessary, they are distinct from the military in being a civil body entrusted only with domestic security.
A '''police''' force is any organized body of [[civilians]] directed by a government to maintain law enforcement and public order. While they often undergo combat training and are legally authorized to employ violence as necessary, they are distinct from the military in being a civil body entrusted only with domestic security.


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Historically, the role of law enforcement was generally served by [[guards]], soldiers which were garrisoned within a city for its defence.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> The existence of the police as a distinct body independent of the military is a relatively recent development. In ancient times, the responsibility of law enforcement was often bestowed upon specific arms of a military, such as the [[Medjay]] and [[Phylakitai]] of [[Egypt]]<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> or the [[Jinyiwei]] of [[Ming dynasty]] [[China]], a secret police which enforced the emperor's will against judicial rulings and purged dissenters under the pretense of preserving societal harmony.<ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref> In the [[Arabia|Arab]] world, the police were known as ''{{Wiki|Shurta|shurta}}'' and were employed by the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid Empire]] in [[Baghdad]], where their [[Shurta Headquarters|headquarters]] were located in the [[Round City]].<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
Historically, the role of law enforcement was generally served by [[guards]], soldiers which were garrisoned within a city for its defence.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> The existence of the police as a distinct body independent of the military is a relatively recent development. In ancient times, the responsibility of law enforcement was often bestowed upon specific arms of a military, such as the [[Medjay]] and [[Phylakitai]] of [[Egypt]]<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> or the [[Jinyiwei]] of [[Ming dynasty]] [[China]], a secret police which enforced the emperor's will against judicial rulings and purged dissenters under the pretense of preserving societal harmony.<ref name="ACCC">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]''</ref> In the [[Arabia|Arab]] world, the police were known as ''{{Wiki|Shurta|shurta}}'' and were employed by the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid Empire]] in [[Baghdad]], where their [[Shurta Headquarters|headquarters]] were located in the [[Round City]].<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>


The concept of the police as a professional, civilian organization did not develop until the late 18th to early 19th century. The [[United Kingdom]] did not have a unified force which specialized in the prevention and investigation of crime until they founded the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] in 1829,<ref name="Police">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Police]]</ref> and this is sometimes taken as the first modern police force because it was decidedly intended to be civilian.{{Fact|22 December 2019}}. By the time of the [[French Revolution]], however, a force dedicated to criminal investigation had already been operating in [[Paris]].<ref name="Murder Foretold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Murder Foretold]]</ref> Its development subsequently flourished under [[Eugène François Vidocq]], a former criminal who pioneered the deductive method of detective work and founded the France's premier crime-fighting body, the ''{{wiki|Sûreté}}''.<ref name="Eugène François Vidocq">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Eugène François Vidocq]]</ref> Apart from this, the [[National Guard]] established by the French revolutionaries to protect themselves was also intended to be independent of the [[French Army]].{{Fact|22 December 2019}}
The concept of the police as a professional, civilian organization did not develop until the late 18th to early 19th century. The [[United Kingdom]] did not have a unified force which specialized in the prevention and investigation of crime until they founded the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] in 1829,<ref name="Police">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Police]]</ref> and this is sometimes taken as the first modern police force because it was decidedly intended to be civilian.{{Fact|22 December 2019}} By the time of the [[French Revolution]], however, a force dedicated to criminal investigation had already been operating in [[Paris]].<ref name="Murder Foretold">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Murder Foretold]]</ref> Its development subsequently flourished under [[Eugène François Vidocq]], a former criminal who pioneered the deductive method of detective work and founded the France's premier crime-fighting body, the ''{{wiki|Sûreté}}''.<ref name="Eugène François Vidocq">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Eugène François Vidocq]]</ref> Apart from this, the [[National Guard]] established by the French revolutionaries to protect themselves was also intended to be independent of the [[French Army]].{{Fact|22 December 2019}}


==Police and the Assassins==
==Police and the Assassins==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
Though [[Arno Dorian]] helps police chief [[Charles Cochon de Lapparent]] solve crimes in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', police do not appear as a distinct gameplay faction until the 2016 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''. There, they are color-coded blue on the mini-map. Although players are not penalized for killing them in free-roam, doing so in various story [[Genetic memory|memories]] costs full [[synchronization]].
Though [[Arno Dorian]] helps police chief [[Charles Cochon de Lapparent]] solve crimes in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', police do not appear as a distinct gameplay faction until the 2015 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''. There, they are color-coded blue on the mini-map. Although players are not penalized for killing them in free-roam, doing so in various story [[Genetic memory|memories]] costs full [[synchronization]].


The ''de facto'' police in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' are referred to as ''phylakitai'', both collectively and singularly, but the correct singular form is ''phylax''. Even more confusingly, there is also a group of enemies called the [[phylakes]] which act like [[bounty hunter]]s, but they are erroneously referred to as ''phylake'' in the singular rather than ''phylax''.
The ''de facto'' police in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' are referred to as ''phylakitai'', both collectively and singularly, but the correct singular form is ''phylax''. Even more confusingly, there is also a group of enemies called the [[phylakes]] which act like [[bounty hunter]]s, but they are erroneously referred to as ''phylake'' in the singular rather than ''phylax''.

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Metropolitan Police Service officers

A police force is any organized body of civilians directed by a government to maintain law enforcement and public order. While they often undergo combat training and are legally authorized to employ violence as necessary, they are distinct from the military in being a civil body entrusted only with domestic security.

History

Historically, the role of law enforcement was generally served by guards, soldiers which were garrisoned within a city for its defence.[1][2][3][4] The existence of the police as a distinct body independent of the military is a relatively recent development. In ancient times, the responsibility of law enforcement was often bestowed upon specific arms of a military, such as the Medjay and Phylakitai of Egypt[5] or the Jinyiwei of Ming dynasty China, a secret police which enforced the emperor's will against judicial rulings and purged dissenters under the pretense of preserving societal harmony.[6] In the Arab world, the police were known as shurta and were employed by the Abbasid Empire in Baghdad, where their headquarters were located in the Round City.[7]

The concept of the police as a professional, civilian organization did not develop until the late 18th to early 19th century. The United Kingdom did not have a unified force which specialized in the prevention and investigation of crime until they founded the Metropolitan Police Service in 1829,[8] and this is sometimes taken as the first modern police force because it was decidedly intended to be civilian. [citation needed] By the time of the French Revolution, however, a force dedicated to criminal investigation had already been operating in Paris.[9] Its development subsequently flourished under Eugène François Vidocq, a former criminal who pioneered the deductive method of detective work and founded the France's premier crime-fighting body, the Sûreté.[10] Apart from this, the National Guard established by the French revolutionaries to protect themselves was also intended to be independent of the French Army. [citation needed]

Police and the Assassins

The relationship between police and the Assassins can be complicated by the tendency of the latter to operate like vigilantes outside of the law in their quest to save humanity from the Templars. In one notable example, British police sergeant Frederick Abberline worked closely with Assassin twins Jacob and Evie Frye throughout 1868 in solving crimes and toppling the control of Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick over London. However, the twins also founded a gang of their own, the Rooks, in their fight against Starrick's syndicate, the Blighters, and were by all means an extrajudicial party.[11]

In later years, Abberline felt morally conflicted over his past partnership with the Assassins, but two decades later in 1888, he enlisted Evie's aid once again to stop the serial killer and rogue Assassin Jack the Ripper.[12] Ultimately, Evie killed the Ripper, but in spite of Abberline's misgivings, he agreed to her request to safeguard the mass murderer's fate and identity so as to protect the Assassins as a friend.[13]

Behind the scenes

Though Arno Dorian helps police chief Charles Cochon de Lapparent solve crimes in the 2014 video game Assassin's Creed: Unity, police do not appear as a distinct gameplay faction until the 2015 game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. There, they are color-coded blue on the mini-map. Although players are not penalized for killing them in free-roam, doing so in various story memories costs full synchronization.

The de facto police in Assassin's Creed: Origins are referred to as phylakitai, both collectively and singularly, but the correct singular form is phylax. Even more confusingly, there is also a group of enemies called the phylakes which act like bounty hunters, but they are erroneously referred to as phylake in the singular rather than phylax.

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed II
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed III
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Database: Police
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Murder Foretold
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Eugène François Vidocq
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Autumn of Terror
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Jack the Ripper – Live by the Creed, Die by the Creed
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