The introduction and development of the police force (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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Location of 1st organised police force (1800)
Location of 1st organised police force (1800)
Glasgow
Year Bow Street Runners established
Year Bow Street Runners established
1749
Original name for Bow Street Runners
Original name for Bow Street Runners
Mr. Fielding's People
No. of Bow Street Runners by 1800
No. of Bow Street Runners by 1800
68
Year Cato Street plot uncovered
Year Cato Street plot uncovered
1820
No. of men arrested in Cato Street plot
No. of men arrested in Cato Street plot
13
Year Metropolitan Police established
Year Metropolitan Police established
1829
Home Secretary who created Metropolitan Police
Home Secretary who created Metropolitan Police
Robert Peel
No. of officers when Met Police started, 1829
No. of officers when Met Police started, 1829
3,200
Nicknames for Met Police officers
Nicknames for Met Police officers
Peelers and Bobbies
Met Police uniform colour and style
Met Police uniform colour and style
Blue tailcoats and top hats
Year Detective Branch set up (Met Police)
Year Detective Branch set up (Met Police)
1842
Year CID created
Year CID created
1878
1856 Act making police forces compulsory
1856 Act making police forces compulsory
Country and Borough Police Act
% increase in crime detection from fingerprinting
% increase in crime detection from fingerprinting
400%