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Describe Law And Order In The Late 19th Century.
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Coursework Describe Law And Order In The Late 19th Century. At the beginning of the 1800s, crime went up a significant amount because of the Industrial Revolution. Theft was the main crime. Because so many people were living in such a small area it lead to crime. With the invention of steam power, which lead to factories, which lead to cities. With cities now growing all over England, law and order needed to be improved. London s population had grown to 1.5 million people, yet there were only 450 constables for the whole of London. In 1829 the Metropolitan Police Act was set up. A police force of 3,200 men covered London. The police wore a uniform of dark blue long coats. They wanted the police to be as unlike to the army as possible. The purpose of the police force was to keep the peace and deal with any crime that they...
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