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29th September 1829: The Metropolitan Police begins operating in London
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:53
Publish Date: 2017-09-28 21:05:43
Description: The Metropolitan Police, which is often considered to be the first modern police force, began operating in London. Informally known as ‘the Met’, the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 established the first structured system of law enforcement. Policing had previously been the responsibility of unpaid parish constables, although paid ‘thief-takers’ were sometimes employed by the victims of crime to catch criminals. The appointment of Sir Robert Peel as Home Secretary in 1822 brought about the reinvigoration of a committee tasked to investigate the current system of policing. Peel immediately acted upon the committee’s findings, distilling the key aspects of his approach into ...
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