History of British Policing

Question 1

what is policing?

Answer 1

the set of activities aimed at preserving the security of a particular social order, or social order in general.

Question 2

who can do policing

Answer 2

church groups, neighbourhood watch, even vigilante groups

Question 3

what is the police?

Answer 3

the state agency with the omnibus mandate of order maintenance

Question 4

A very early history of policing, the police is described as?

Answer 4

contemptible, dissolute and drunken buffoons who shuffled along the darkened streets after sunset.

Question 5

what are watch houses?

Answer 5

criminals held under temporary arrest by ‘watch men’

Question 6

what did private investigators do?

Answer 6

chased criminals
hired by victims or governments
could be exploiting the thief
could arrange crime to gain work

Question 7

who founded the new police?

Answer 7

Sir Robert peel

Question 8

How did Robert Peel think of the new police

Answer 8

had a force of 1000 men, and demanded all forces to have a police force

Question 9

what happened when the new police came into power

Answer 9

moved military style away
re-hatism occurred though
demolishment was wanted
infringing of liberty of public

Question 10

what is the golden era

Answer 10

the era after the war where there is a cultural construction of the police

Question 11

there are 4 main categories which contributed to the golden era

Answer 11

sustained political patronage and judicial protection
unspoken contracts
Victorian pop culture
Urban to local

Question 12

contributed to the golden era

sustained political patronage and judicial protection

Answer 12

any investigations were used to validate the police, they could do no wrong! There was a refusal to investigate police aggression and if they did then the individual was at wrong not the police force.

Question 13

contributed to the golden era

unspoken contracts

Answer 13

Unspoken agreements, The police would respond to middle class needs and turn a blind eye towards offenders to get them on side. 
They needed support from working class too so they withdrew from certain communities to give them space. 
People accepted the police weren't going anywhere

Question 14

contributed to the golden era

Victorian pop culture

Answer 14

Incorporated Victorian culture into the character of constables. Communities saw crime fighters as good.
Books and magazine showed detectives as good. All the good attributes of English gentlemen being transferred to the police.

Question 15

contributed to the golden era

urban to local

Answer 15

shifting from urban to local town settings to symbolise simpler times

Question 16

In the 1960s what did people think of the police?

Answer 16

people thought English police were the best in the world

even those against the police accepted the police had control and legitimacy

Question 17

what happened in the 1970s?

Answer 17

Views about the police went from plods to pigs

Question 18

in the 1970s what happened to make the idea of police change

Answer 18

crime rate increased
unemployment rose
military conflict increased
aggressive policing