Policing And Combatting Crime

Question 1

Community and family responsibilities Middle Ages

Answer 1

Tithings- if someone broke the law, the others would have to bring him in
Hue and cry- everyone would help catch the criminal
Armed posse- sheriffs would help track down the criminal

Question 2

Manor courts Middle Ages

Answer 2

Took over the work of local courts
Judged petty crimes like theft
Each manor had its own laws

Question 3

Church courts Middle Ages

Answer 3

Churchmen who committed a crime
Adultery or drunkenness
More lenient
Bishop decided sentence, never death

Question 4

Royal courts

Answer 4

Most serious crimes
Royal judges visited each county 2-3 times a year
Called county assizes, lasted till 1971

Question 5

Jps early modern

Answer 5

Oversee and organise local parish constables and watchmen
Monitor and control beggars and vagrants
Enforce government orders and punish disobedience

Question 6

Parish constables and watchmen early modern

Answer 6

Parish- keep order, arrest people who broke the law
Watchman- patrolled at night, carried bell and lantern

Question 7

Charleys early modern

Answer 7

First payed role, low pay

Question 8

Opposition to police industrial

Answer 8

People believed it would limit freedom and liberty
Gave police too much power
Expensive, taxes rise

Question 9

Bow street runner industrial

Answer 9

Fielding brothers
Henry appointed chief magistrate of bow street
Appointed 6 paid trained officers
Showed gov how to deal with crime effectively
Preventative policing- prevent the crime from happening
Quarterly pursuit newspaper

Question 10

Met police industrial

Answer 10

Established in 1829 by Robert peel
MPs became convinced that a payed police force was needed
Peelers/ bobbies
17 districts with 144 constables
Must read and write
Wore uniform, carried truncheon and rattle

Question 11

Police acts industrial

Answer 11

Municipal corporations act- allowed police forces to be set up in larger towns
Rural police act- police forces set up in rural areas

Question 12

County borough police act industrial

Answer 12

Compulsory for police force to be set up in every county
Jps replaced by police

Question 13

Number of police forces modern

Answer 13

In 1900 nearly 200 separate police forces
Reduced to 43 in 2000, more cost effective

Question 14

Police training modern

Answer 14

Police training introduced 1900

Question 15

Women in police force modern

Answer 15

First women appointed in 1919
From 1973 female officers could be detectives

Question 16

Police and community modern

Answer 16

Neighbourhood watch helped people in the community prevent crime, 10 million people
Police community support officers helped tackle minor crime and antisocial behaviour
Crime prevention schemes give advice on personal safety

Question 17

Forensic science modern

Answer 17

Fingerprints- set up in 1995
Scenes of crime officers- examine and gather forensic evidence

Question 18

Tithings Middle Ages

Answer 18

Groups of 10 the grouped into 100
Responsible for policing their area
Raised hue and cry

Question 19

Shires Middle Ages

Answer 19

Divided into shires
Sheriff responsible for public order
Raised a posse

Question 20

Effectiveness of JPs early modern

Answer 20

Local landowners
Effective at Maintaining law and order
Vital service of punishing offenders
Effective at ensuring acts of parliament are enforced
High workload

Question 21

Un payed roles early modern

Answer 21

Parish constables
Town watchman
No uniform or weapon
Few could afford the time

Question 22

Theif takers industrial

Answer 22

Captured criminals and claimed reward
Johnathon wild ‘theif taker general’
Often corrupt

Question 23

Communication and tech modern

Answer 23

Radio used in 1910s
Police fitted with cameras
Computer tech helped with dna

Question 24

Specialisation of police force modern

Answer 24

CID- plain clothed detectives
Anti-terrorism branch
Fraud squad