Industrial British Crime and Punishment

Appointed officials were there too judge criminals, rather than catch them. This resulted in the creation of a proactive police force to catch criminals and prevent crime - it resulted in mixed reactions.

The Bow Street Runners (1754) - These were a group of constables who operated out of Bow Street Magistrates Court in London Under Sir John Fielding. Constables acted more like security guards and had very little training. Fielding made a point of having his men trained, uniformed and well paid to motivate them to do their job properly. 

However, they were limited to a very small area of Central London, and there were olnly a small number of constables.

Metropolitan Police Act 1829 - The metropolitan police were the first official police force based in London. The idea for this well trained and organised police force was inspired by the Bow Street Runners.…