警察,是指为维护社会秩序而设置的武装性质的国家治安力量及其构成这种力量的人员。而警察制度,则是指由警察机关颁布的、以维护社会秩序为目的的法令所构成的管理体系。在世界上,古代警察制度诞生于古希腊,而近代警察制度则发轫于17世纪的英、法等国。在我国,政府维护社会治安的职能古已有之,但作为一种特定社会职业的警察及其警察制度则出现于20世纪初。其中,天津创建了中国最早的警察和警察制度,并对城市管理发挥了重要的作用。本文拟从租界及都统 Police, refers to the armed national security forces set up to maintain social order and the personnel who constitute such forces. The police system, on the other hand, refers to the management system promulgated by the police and enacted in order to maintain social order. In the world, the ancient police system was born in ancient Greece, while the modern police system originated in Britain and France in the 17th century. In our country, the function of government to maintain social order has existed, but the police and its police system as a particular social profession appeared in the early 20th century. Among them, Tianjin created the earliest police and police system in China and played an important role in urban management. This article is from the concession and the system