Policing Post 1900 Flashcards
How did policing work around the country in 1900
200 seperate police forces , local areas organised their own constable
What is the modern version of the Hugh and cry
Neighbourhood watch scheme
One example of a case why people would doubt the police
Stephen Lawrence’s case , losing trust of black community
How can we tell people doubt the effectiveness of the police
People pay for private security
What weapons can British police not carry
Guns and firearms
What weapons can British police carry
Pepper spray
Tasers
Baton
What would happen if the police carried guns
It would make them like an army
What other work do police do
Educating the public
Planning new strategies
Helping people locked out of houses etc
What has policing been based on since medieval times
Consent of people
Four reasons people feel distant from the modern police forces
Police cars , fewer people walking the street
Traffic offencses, law kidding citizens being caught speeding etc, beleive police have better use of time
Crowd control , unesacary violence , example of miners strike in 1950s
Corruption - covering mistake for hilsbourough disaster etc
What was the miners strike in the 1980s
Police charged on horses and attacked the strikers without reason
What was the hilsbourough disaster
Fatal crowd crush at a football game in Yorkshire that the police didn’t prepare for well enough
