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What did John Howard do?

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Let to the Gaol Act, which suggested how health and sanitation in prisons should be improved

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What did Elizabeth Fry do?

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Set up education classes to reform female prisoners. She also got them better food and clothes, and treated them with kindness and respect

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Who was responsible for the reformation of the penal code?

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Robert Peel

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When did Robert Peel reform the penal code?

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1825

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Why did Peel reduce the number of capital crimes?

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  • He wanted less harsh punishments for petty crimes

- He wanted to try reform petty criminals rather than kill them

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How did Peel reform the penal code?

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He reduced the number of capital crimes by 100

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Features of Metropolitan Police officers

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  • Focused on patrolling areas where there are high levels of crime
  • Had a uniform, so could be recognised
  • Not popular at first however public soon saw them as honest and trustworthy
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What is the national crime agency?

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Detects and prevents serious organised crime, like drug trafficking

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What is the economic crime unit?

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Investigates large-scale fraud

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What is the police central e-crime unit?

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Tackles most serious types of cybercrime and raises awareness on e-safety

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What is the special branches?

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Each local force has a special branch which aims to prevent all forms of terrorism

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What is the move towards prevention?

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A move by police towards preventing crime as well as catching criminals

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1 way in which they have moved towards prevention

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Police Community Support Officers

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What are the police community support officers?

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Work with local schools and community groups to educate people about how to protect themselves and their property

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When were the police community support officers established?

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2002

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What was the parliamentary opinion towards the Derek Bentley case?

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A motion to reprieve Bentley got 200 MPs support, but was never debated in parliament, and the Home Secretary chose not to.

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What was the public opinion towards the Derek Bentley case?

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There was a huge public outcry. The case had a lot of media coverage, and he gained the sympathy and support of most.

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What was the significance of the Derek Bentley case?

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  • It increased the number of people critical of the death penalty, hence leading to the abolishment of it
  • It showed how the system of the Home Secretary was unreliable
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What did Peel set up in 1822?

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A parliamentary committee to look into the issue of policing London, which helped him to come up with the idea of a centralised police force across the whole city.

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2 features of Met recruits

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  • Came from outside London as were attracted by good pay

- Some had been soldiers, but most had backgrounds in labouring and farm work

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How many people were in the Met by 1885?

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By 1885, the Met had reached around 13000 officers, with only around 1300 on duty at one time

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How many people were in London in 1885?

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Over 5 million

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What was the job of the CID?

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To detect crime (rather than to prevent crime)

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What is a case that shows the lack of success of the CID?

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Jack the Ripper

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Who was Charles Warren?

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Met Commissioner from 1886-1888

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2 failures of Charles Warren?

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  • Bloody Sunday riots

- Failure to catch the Ripper

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What were Barnardo’s homes?

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Places were children were cared for and educated.

Conditions were much better than workhouses or rookeries

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2 features of beat constables

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  • Patrolled a set route, on the look-out for trouble and questioned people
  • Reported back to their sergeant, and everything was recorded in a work diary
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What did dislike towards the police mean for investigations?

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Few people cooperated with police, oftentimes hindering the investigation

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Give 4 investigation techniques used by H-division

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  • House to house searches for evidence
  • Following up on clues
  • Setting up soup-kitchens to encourage the poor to come forward with evidence
  • Interviewing witnesses and suspects
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What were improvements to the Met after 1888?

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  • Used the Bertillon system (which involved taking measurements and photos of suspects) and keeping these records centrally, so can be shared
  • Introduction of telephones allowed faster communication
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How did the media cause problems for police?

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  • Encouraged people to come forward, which however attracted thousands of hoax letters that police had to go through
  • Stirred racial hatred
  • Criticised police investigation

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