Law Enforcement Flashcards
What were some medieval law enforcement that continued later? (3)
- Hue and cry 2. Tithings 3. Trial by jury
What were some law enforcement which didn’t continue from medieval to early modern? (4)
- Trial by ordeal. 2. Church sanctuary. 3. Benefit of the clergy 4. Church courts
What were some law enforcement in the early modern time which continued from medieval? (3)
- Hue and cry. 2. Tithings. 3. Trial by jury.
What were some law enforcement in the early modern time which continued to industrial? (2)
- Watchmen. 2. Town constable.
What were some law enforcement which was stopped in the early modern period? (2)
1520 - sanctuary and 1624 - benefit of the clergy
Who were watchmen?
Unpaid volunteers who patrolled towns at night.
Who were town constables?
Paid workers to stop and turn in suspected criminals. In charge of the watchmen
What were some law enforcement in the industrial time which continued from early modern? (2)
Watchmen and town constables
When was the bow street runners set up and by who?
1749 by Fielding brothers
What did the Bow street runners do?
-They performed investigations -They acted as the first known detective unit -They patrolled the city on foot and by horseback
What was the 1829 Metropolitan Police Act and who was it set up by?
Town constables patrol a set route called a beat. Set up by Robert Peel
What was the 1856 Police Act?
It made professional police forces, based on the metropolitan police force, compulsory across the whole country.
What were 7 new law enforcement in the modern period?
1902 - fingerprinting. 1913 - first police car. 1914 - Edith Smith, first woman police. 1933 - first police radio. 1970s - DNA evidence. 1990s - computer databases about criminals. Neighbourhood watch
