Outline the European roots of our current police departments
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
I. The Bow Street Runners
a. Founded by Henry Fielding, the magistrate in Westminster, near central London
b. Forerunners of a trend in policing for specialization within the police force
c. By 1800, they were considered to be the leading law enforcement organization in London.
II. London Metropolitan Police
a. Established in 1829 by Sir Robert Peel, the Home Secretary
b. England's first paid, full-time police force j Consisted of about 1,000 uniformed officers who were known as "bobbies" after the department's founder
c. Officers were required to meet rigid standards of professionalism, including minimum weight and height requirements and standards of literacy and character
d. Detective bureau created in 1842
e. Scotland Yard was created 10 years after the establishment of the Metropolitan Police Department
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