describe law and order in the 18th century
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Describe law and order in the late 19th century
Law and order in the late 19th century was not something the public could be proud of. The new Metropolitan police force was in its early stages while crimes of all sorts, but mainly theft, seemed to be rapidly increasing.
The first professional police force to be set up was the Bow street runners. They had little knowledge about policing the streets, were poorly trained and ineffective. The next police force to be set up was the Thames river police force, which were much the same as the last. The main turning point in policing came in 1829, when the home secretary, Sir Robert Peel, set up the Metropolitan police force. The commissioner of the Metropolitan police worked for the home secretary, unlike any other police force in Britain at the time. Sir Robert Peel also gave the police their first nicknames. They became known as 'Peelers' or 'Bobbies'. The British public had always disliked the army, redcoats, so the police decided to change the colour of their uniform, as it had been the same...