crime and punishment mocks

Question 1

role of local community in law enforcement c1000-c1500 (anglo-saxon, norman, and later medieval england)

Answer 1

tithings, hue and cry, parish constable

Question 2

role of authorities and local communities in c1500 - c1700

Answer 2

town watchmen

Question 3

The role of the authorities and local communities in law enforcement c1700-c1900

Answer 3

work of the Fielding brothers. The development of police forces and the beginning of CID

Question 4

The role of the authorities and local communities in law enforcement c1900–present

Answer 4

the development of Neighbourhood Watch. Changes within the police force: increasing specialisation, use of science and technology and the move towards prevention

Question 5

who were the bow street runners established by and when?

Answer 5

john + henry fielding in 1749

Question 6

how many bow street runners were there to start off with? how many were there in 1800?

Answer 6

6 to start off with, 68 by 1800

Question 7

why were the bow street runners more effective than town constables and night watchmen?

Answer 7

they were trained, payed, and had better equipment

Question 8

why were people opposed to the idea of a police force?

Answer 8

they believed it would threaten freedom - people thought the government would use the police force to force people to do what they wanted. people thought the police would be busy-bodies and would pry into people’s businesses. however the main opposition was the increased tax that would be required to pay for the police force.

Question 9

why was a police force set up?

Answer 9

crime rates were on the rise, an old systems with constables and JPs were no longer adequate, especially with the massive industrial, agricultural and population changes at the time. events such as the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 showed the weaknesses of relying on the army to deal with public protests

Question 10

which Act set up the metropolitan police force in central london?

Answer 10

the 1829 metropolitan police act

Question 11

how many men were there in the police force by 1882?

Answer 11

11700 (compared with 3200 at start)

Question 12

which four acts led to the extension of the police force within London and across the whole of england and wales?

Answer 12

1835 Municipal Corporations Act
1839 metropolitan police act
1839 county police act
1856 county and borough police act

Question 13

what did the 1835 municipal corporations act do?

Answer 13

gave towns outside of london the power to set up their own police force

Question 14

what did the 1839 metropolitan police act do?

Answer 14

it extended he area covered by the metropolitan police to a 15 mile radius from the centre

Question 15

what did the 1839 county police act do?

Answer 15

gave each county the power to set up their own police force

Question 16

what did the 1856 county and borough police act do?

Answer 16

made it compulsory for all towns and counties in england to set up a proper full-time, paid police force

Question 17

what were the entry requirements for the early police forces?

Answer 17

constables were expected to be young men, over 5’7” tall and able to read and write

Question 18

how did parish constables represent collective responsibility

Answer 18

they meant that responsibility for the day to day maintenance of law and order still lay with local communities. The Parish Constable was appointed by the JP for a year. The post was unpaid and done in addition to the person’s usual day job. They were usually local tradesmen or farmers, which meant that communities were ‘policing’ themselves. Local people were duty bound to help the Constable if he requested it, keeping the community responsible for enforcing law and order.