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Crime and Punishment Timeline

Throughout recorded history there has always been some form of law enforcement.

The key questions to consider are:

• When did community law enforcement evolve into a professional police force?
• How important was Robert Peel in the development of professional policing?
• How far have methods of policing changed since 1900?

Activities

1.  Sketch a timeline of law enforcement through time, try to include key words and dates.

2.  Use a different colour to add ‘patterns of change’ language: turning point; momentum and root cause.

3.  Watch the slide show and add more detail to your timeline.

4.  Use the table below to explain 3 reasons why Robert Peel was able to set up a police force in 1829.

 1.  Roman Britain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Anglo-Saxon Britain

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Norman Britain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  The Middle Ages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  The Middle Ages

Jonathan Wild was the most famous example of a unofficial thief-taker.

Click here to find out more about his impact on law enforcement.

 

6.  The Bow Street Runners

 

7.  The Peterloo Massacre

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8.  The Metropolitan Police Force

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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