18th Century policing Flashcards
What year did Henry Fielding become chief magistrate at Bow Street Court?
1748
What year did Fielding publish his report?
1751
What was Henry Fielding’s report about?
The rise in crime rate
How many Bow Street Runners were there by 1800?
68
How many constables were originally hired by Henry Fielding?
6
What can the role of a Bow Street Runner be compared to?
An early form of CID
What did Fielding do when he set up the Bow Street Runners?
Trained and paid them
What did a Bow Street Runner have the potential to earn and how did he earn it?
A bonus, earned it by catching criminals
Who took over when Henry Fielding retired?
His brother, John Fielding
How did John expand on Henry’s work?
He gave the Bow Street Runners a uniform and better equipment. He reformed the Horse Patrol and set up the ‘Marine Police’
What was the Hue and Cry and who published it?
A newspaper that gave details of crimes, criminals and stolen property. It was published by John Fielding
What date was the River Thames Police set up?
1798
What limits the Fielding brothers’ success?
The Bow Street Runners only operated in a small area of London
What did the Bow Street Runners show the government?
That a paid, trained police force is effective in controlling crime and decreasing the crime rate
Who set up the Bow Street Runners?
Henry Fielding
