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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.
Inspector Denning - Victorian Police in Westminster - UK Parliament Living Heritage; Metropolitan Police Act 1829 on the UK Parliament website; Metropolitan Police; Time Line 1829 - 1849; Metropolitan police - Timeline 1829 to 1899; learnhistory.org.uk Crime, Punishment and Protest Through Time, c.1450-2004
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 .
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, however, has only ever constituted a small portion of policing activity. [2] Policing has included an array of activities in different contexts, but the predominant ones are concerned with the preservation of order and the provision of services. [3]
The Police Act 1964 (c. 48) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that updated the legislation governing police forces in England and Wales, constituted new police authorities, gave the Home Secretary new powers to supervise local constabularies, and allowed for the amalgamation of existing forces into more efficient units.
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.