aspects of 19th C policing

uniform-wore reinforced blue top hats, blue coats, no decoration and carried a truncheon instead of a sword. although they could be avoided by criminals and recognised, they prevented opposition by not looking like soldiers who people believed would interfere with their civil liberties
routine jobs-included clearing drunks and vagrants from the street and dealing with traffic issues and dangerous drivers. this dealt well with crime on streets but not other types eg homicide
dealing with crimes-caught thieves and arrested them and stopped crime with their presence. they had limited power and ability so couldn't solve all crimes but knowledge of them and their power prevented crime
staff turnover-was a problem as many people left due to dismissal for drunkedness, to go to their old jobs or better themselves in another. in 4 years only 562/2800 constables remained which reduced effectiveness of force
pay-21 shillings a week, ten left over for single man after all necessities paid for. as pay improved police developed reputation of being trustworthy. allowed the force income and so resources and reputaiton but it was less than a skilled worker and still seen to be overpaying them
making police force compulsory-it was made compulsory for every district to have a police force in 1856. some areas had remained unpoliced until then. making it compulsory meant crime could be stopped and police could benefit people on a large scale
introduction of plain clothes police-in 1833 police raised issue of criminals avoiding them in their uniform and so a plain clothed force was introduced. it was 3x more effective and it removed the limitations uniform had caused. detectives were also introduced and they helped crime detection
dealing with riots instead of the army-london police were used around country to stop riots or protests which sometimes caused injury or death. it led to less violence as the police killed less innocent people than the army but they may not have been as effective eg lack of weapons
chnaging public attitudes-police became respected and accepted and by 1850's, insults had reduced. when PC Robert Culley was killed in 1833 the jury said it was justifiable homicide. suspicion of police reduced and meant they could work effectively without fear of harm unlike 1833 and so people were more willing to use the force for help
police's effects on crime rates-crime fell steadily for 50 years from 1850-1900 as police prevented crimes such as robberies and so helped to reduce crime rates and make streets more safe and secure

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GCSE History Note on Crime and Punishment 1750-1900 (continued) - created from Mind Map, created by lucyh.charles13 on 23/04/2014.

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