18th & 19th Century Britain - Law Enforcement Flashcards
from what year did the Bow Street Runners patrol the streets?
1754
When was the Metropolitan Police Act?
1829
When was The Police Act
1856
What was The Police Act?
made professional police forces compulsory across the whole country
Who was responsible for the creation of The Metropolitan Police Force?
Robert Peel
who were the met under control of?
The Home Secretary
who did the Met deploy?
constables on the beat
what did constables on the beat do?
patrol streets to deter crime, breaking up fights & arresting suspects
attitudes towards police?
-Trafalgar Square riot 1887 contributed to the feeling held by many working-class people that the police were ‘against’ them
-> & only worked for middle + upper classes
-economic depressing & poverty contributed to hatred of police
What did Commissioner Sir Charles Warren do?
-appointed 1886
-banned planned unemployment protest in Trafalgar Square
-when protesters ignored the ban, he deployed thousands of police + army
-many injured + 1 protestor died
-when Jack the Ripper struck in 1888, Warren ordered increase in patrols
-> failure to catch murderer cost him his job