C+P -> Enforcing Law and Order (Dates) Flashcards
Year in which Hywel Dda Laws stopped being used for civil cases in Wales
1540
Year in which powers of the JP (Justice of the Peace) were increased and what was their new power
1554 - they could now arrest a suspect on suspicion of a crime and interrogate them for three days
Year in which Charles II set up a force of paid watchmen (and why this marked a significant change in law enforcement)
1663 (the monarch’s involvement was a step forward from communities policing themselves)
Years of the Acts of the Union (and what these did)
1536 and 1543 (these made English law apply to all of Wales)
Year when Henry Fielding wrote his book on the causes of crime
1751
Year when John Fielding got a government grant to set up a horse patrol (and why this was significant)
1763 (showed the government was increasingly getting involved in fighting crime and committing to preventative policing)
Year when John Fielding first published the Hue and Cry newspaper
1786
Year of Middlesex Justices Act (and what this did)
1792 (funded 7 other JPs to extend Bow Street scheme to their areas, leading to 68 Bow Street Runners by 1800)
Year when Thames River Police was set up by Patrick Colquhoun
1798
Year when ‘Robin Redbreasts’ (another Horse Patrol) was set up
1805
Year of Peterloo Massacre
1819
Year of Metropolitan Police Act [IMPORTANT]
1829
Year of second Met. Police Act (and what this did)
1839 (extended area of authority of Metropolitan Police from 7 to 15 miles; also ended authority of other police forces e.g. B.S. Runners)
Year of Municipal Corporations Act (and what this did)
1835 (gave towns outside of London the power to set up their own police forces)
Number of police forces in 1900 and the problem with them.
181 - they were small, had different structures and there was little communication between them
