“WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT MEANS TO ME” ESSAY CONTEST FIRST-PLACE WINNERS
Cassandra Todd accepts her first-place award and poses with members of her Atco girl scouts troop.
The Many Roles of Law Enforcement
By Cassandra Todd
Girls Scout Troop 30402, Atco
Since it was discovered, America has been viewed as a sort of safe haven, from the settlement of
Jamestown and the Pilgrims' arrival in the seventeenth century, to the immigrants coming from Ellis
Island in the 1890s to the early 1900s. None of these accomplishments would have been possible
without the help of solid rules and brave men and women who stepped up to protect their people.
In fact, since the beginning of civilization, there has always been a type of law enforcement that
would keep their people from harm and promote obedience, whether it be watchmen patrolling
the