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The history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom charts the development of law enforcement in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It spans the period from the Middle Ages , through to the development of the first modern police force in the world in the nineteenth century, and the subsequent modernisation of policing in the ...
Caricature of Bow Street Magistrates' Court by Thomas Rowlandson, 1808. Before the passing of the Metropolitan Police Act 1829, law enforcement among the general population in England was carried out by unpaid parish constables who were elected, and later appointed by the local justice of the peace.
"The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829: An Analysis of Certain Events Influencing the Passage and Character of the Metropolitan Police Act in England". Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science. 55 (1): 141–154 – via JSTOR.
People shot dead by law enforcement officers in the United Kingdom (1 C, 13 P) Police legislation in the United Kingdom (50 P) Police misconduct in the United Kingdom (6 C, 12 P)
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in each of the legal systems of the United Kingdom: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [ nb 1 ] Most law enforcement duties are carried out by those who hold the office of police constable of a territorial police force .
History of the Criminal Law of England (1883). Radzinowicz, Sir Leon. A History of English Criminal Law and Its Administration from 1750. 5 volumes. 1948 to 1990. John Hostettler. A History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Waterside Press. 2009. Google Books; John Hamilton Baker. An Introduction to English Legal History. Third Edition.
His 1749 comic novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling was a seminal work in the genre. Along with Samuel Richardson , Fielding is seen as the founder of the traditional English novel. He also played an important role in the history of law enforcement in the United Kingdom , using his authority as a magistrate to found the Bow Street ...
The Bow Street Runners were the law enforcement officers of the Bow Street Magistrates' Court in the City of Westminster. They have been called London's first professional police force. The force originally numbered six men and was founded in 1749 by magistrate Henry Fielding, who was also well known as an author. [1]