<P> In India, the police is under the control of respective States and union territories and is known to be under State Police Services (SPS). The candidates selected for the SPS are usually posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police or Assistant Commissioner of Police once their probationary period ends . On prescribed satisfactory service in the SPS, the officers are nominated to the Indian Police Service . The service color is usually dark blue and red, while the uniform color is Khaki . </P> <P> In British North America, policing was initially provided by local elected officials . For instance, the New York Sheriff's Office was founded in 1626, and the Albany County Sheriff's Department in the 1660s . In the colonial period, policing was provided by elected sheriffs and local militias . </P> <P> In 1789 the U.S. Marshals Service was established, followed by other federal services such as the U.S. Parks Police (1791) and U.S. Mint Police (1792). The first city police services were established in Philadelphia in 1751, Richmond, Virginia in 1807, Boston in 1838, and New York in 1845 . The U.S. Secret Service was founded in 1865 and was for some time the main investigative body for the federal government . </P> <P> In the American Old West, policing was often of very poor quality . The Army often provided some policing alongside poorly resourced sheriffs and temporarily organized posses . Public organizations were supplemented by private contractors, notably the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which was hired by individuals, businessmen, local governments and the federal government . At its height, the Pinkerton Agency's numbers exceeded those of the United States Army . </P>

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