POLICING IN THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA

Question 1

who protected the rural population of france? and why?

Answer 1

Marshals of french army, they roamed countryside to catch military offenders, civilian offenders, and could use their sentencing power to inflict punishment where there was no appeal

Question 2

what were the functions of a lieutenant of police that King louis XIV appointed in 1667 ?

Answer 2

supervise markets, food supply, and commerce as well as repression of crime, vagrancy and prostitution. along with also being a judge, report. any noteworthy events or matters that might threaten state security, they were assisted by 48 commissioners and aided by 20 inspectors

Question 3

when did claude le blanc rationalise the different companies into a national system?

Answer 3

1720

Question 4

what was the inspectors role?

Answer 4

they worked in departments of specialist responsibilities ranging from surveillance of prostitutes to that of book trade. they were assisted by mouches

Question 5

what was the prevot-generals role?

Answer 5

patrolled and apprehended vagrants, war deserters, criminal offenders, while also surveilling foreigners, they commanded a company for every generalite in kingdom and also held magistrate positions

Question 6

what were the impacts of revolution and napoleonic reform on policing?

Answer 6

abolishment of spying and prying into individual lives, more centralised police, rural militarised police abolished and replaced in 1790 by Gendarmerie nationale

Question 7

what were the ministries 6 departments ?

Answer 7

secret police, censorship, prison surveillance, food prices and money market, police accounts and…

Question 8

what was the old lieutenants office replaced with and by who?

Answer 8

replaced by independant prefecture de police in 1800, headed by former criminal and informer, Francis vidocq who was in charge of 150 men