Policing 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryCrime and punishment through time (OCR History A)GCSEWJEC Created by: sesimsCreated on: 12-05-14 19:28 1729 Thomas de Veil appointed JP in Bow Street. 1 of 12 1748 Henry Fielding becomes Chief Magistrate at Bow Street. 2 of 12 1751 Henry Fielding publishes 'An Enquiry into the Late Increase of Robbers', which claimed that the system of unpaid, part-time constables did not work. 3 of 12 1754 Henry Fielding dies, his half brother John takes over. 4 of 12 1763 John Fielding secures a £600 government grant to establish the Bow Street Horse Patrol. 5 of 12 1772 John Fielding establishes 'The Quarterly Pursuit'. 6 of 12 1792 The Middlesex Justices Act. 7 of 12 1798 Thames River Police established by Patrick Colquhoun. 8 of 12 1829 London had 450 constables and 4000 watchmen to police a population of 1.2 million. 9 of 12 1829 The Metropolitan Police Act. 10 of 12 1839 A second Metropolitan Police Act extending the area to cover a 15 mile radius from Charing Cross. 11 of 12 1900 Force grows to 16,000 men, 21 divisions. 12 of 12
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