Parochial Politics of Jersey - Constables of Jersey, Municipality Members of Jersey, Parishes of Jersey, Saint Helier, Darius J. Pearce (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Constables of Jersey, Municipality members of Jersey, Parishes of Jersey, Saint Helier, Darius J. Pearce, Saint Clement, Jersey, Honorary Police, Saint Ouen, Jersey, Parish Assembly, Saint Martin, Jersey, Saint Brelade, Grouville, Saint Mary, Jersey, Saint Peter, Jersey, Trinity, Jersey, Edward Trevor, Saint John, Jersey, Saint Lawrence, Jersey, Geraint Jennings, Saint Saviour, Jersey, Robert Pipon Marett, Steve Pallett, Alan Simon Crowcroft, Peter Hanning, Dean of Jersey, Leonard Norman, Roads Committee, Michel Couriard, Procureur du Bien Public, Roads Inspector, Accounts Committee. Excerpt: A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. Historically, the title comes from the Latin comes stabuli (count of the stables) and originated from the Eastern Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch. The title was imported to the monarchies of medieval Europe, and in many countries developed into a high military rank and great officer of State (e.g., the Constable of France). Most constables in modern jurisdictions are law enforcement officers; in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth of Nations and some European countries, a constable is the lowest rank of police officer (it is also, when preceded by the term 'sworn', used to describe any police officer with arrest and other powers), while in the United States a constable is generally an elected peace officer with lesser jurisdiction than a sheriff. However, in the Channel Islands a constable is an elected office-holder at the parish level. Historically, a constable could also be someone in charge of the defense of a castle. Even today, there is a Constable of the Tower of London. The equivalent ...