Question

What system of English policing did the colonist bring to America?

Answer 1

The English political traditions that colonists brought with them to the Americas were the rights of Englishmen such as the right to a trial and the right to elect representatives to government.

Answer 2

When the early colonists set up a system of laws and law enforcement in America, they brought the common law system of England with them. In this early system, the county sheriff was the most important law enforcement official.