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Law and order in London in the late nineteenth century.
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History coursework; 1.Describe law and order in London in the late nineteenth century. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, law and order in London was controlled by two police forces - the bow street runners and the Thames river police. Things changed 1829 when home secretary Sir Robert Peel shaped the metropolitan police force that was to police the whole of London to this day. The metropolitan police force was initiated for the need of need of a police force that was to cover all areas of crime instead of individual officers being assigned to one element. In the following essay I will exhibit what I believe to be the five main factors of law and order in the nineteenth century - the role of the police, crime solving methods, appearance, public view of the police and the introduction of the detective department. The role of the Metropolitan police force...
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