DETECTIVE POLICING Flashcards
What had the new police not manage to do?
were not equiped to undertake complex investigations
why was a detective department established?
incompetance of police in investigations and they did not live up to how good the bow st runners were like so this called for establishment of a detective police force
why was CID formed?
case of william kerr 1877 revealed corruption within detective branch so charles vincent established CID
what were some specialisations of CID
porn, stage and theatre thefts, turf frauds, house breaking and burglary, company fraud, forgery and white slavery
what was jack the rippers influence of making CID better
he was not yet caught, tory press suggested better pay, limited number of female police, more surveillance and harsher sentences
what were some of the reforms in 1885 of the detectives in berlin? inspection A,B,C
inspection A: assignment was geographic, divided among 12 criminal districts in berlin
inspection B: concentrated on professional theft, police had to mimic types of organisations and what criminals are their specialities
inspection C: required particular legal or business expertise, most commercial crimes
what were the reforms in 1899 berlin in terms of investigation of crime scenes?
after Hugo Guthmann trial, battery of scientific experts used in trial as well as the use of photos to explain fingerprint evidence. thorough overhaul of police procedures were proposed beginning with the investigation of crime scene, reccomended murder cases be investigated by specialists
