Police force
- Created by: Jenan
- Created on: 13-06-11 17:03
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Major Changes:
- By 1850 the Bloody code was abolished - The only crimes punishable by death were murder or treason.
- 1868 - Public executions ended
- Transportation was abolished soon after
- Prison sentences became the most common punishment for serious crime and prisons were totally reformed to efficiently and tightly controlled institutions.
- Professional police forces were set up - Metropolitan force in 1829
- Village constable had struggled for centuries to deal with crime
Major impact on revolution on policing and punishment
- Rising Crime and rising fear of crime
- Changing attitudes to the Bloody code and punishment in general
- The role of the government - Increasing intervention and greater wealth
Policing before 1829
- 1700's old methods of policing used:
- Unpaid and had full time jobs in addition to their role:
- Hue and cry
- Constables
- Not much chance of success in busy areas
- Watchmen
- Unpaid and had full time jobs in addition to their role:
Ideas to improve policing
- John Fielding and his brother Henry - magistrates based at Bow streets
- Realised more men were needed on the streets of London to prevent crime.
- A civilian horse patrol to stop highwaymen
- Bow street runners - Team of thief takers - patrolled the streets of…
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