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Question One The police force was invented in the nineteenth century. There were just two forces in Britain, in 1800; one was the Bow Street Runners, the other, the Thames River police force. Before the Metropolitan Police Force was set up in 1829, the streets of Britain were patrolled by watchmen and parish constables. There were also Special Constables, who could not deal with problems, such as riots (Which were common in Britain.). The Metropolitan Police Force (Or 'Met') was set up by Sir Robert Peel. These officers were a mixture of the watchmen and special constables, their duties were to patrol the streets and settle disturbances, such as riots. Sometimes, the 'Met' helped the army. There was confusion between the two forces. The British people did not like seeing the 'redcoat' uniform of the army, and so the uniform of the Metropolitan Police Force were given a new uniform. It...

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