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In the nineteenth century, London had many problems with crime; there was a major increase in murders and street crimes. ... Police work had started to improve by the nineteenth century and that had brought the crime rate down, during this period, the roles of the police had started to transform as they were not just there to deter crime, but also there to solve crime. During the 19th century the police were not very liked as they had a very bad reputation for handling protests and riots. ... There were so many people in London and not enough jobs to go around and this made unemployed people turn to crime, thus the crime rate rose. The main types of crime in the late 19th century were theft, murder, violence and treason. Later in the 19th century, it was made illegal to not send your child to school. ...
Prisons in the 19th century were in very poor conditions; the prisons had been hugely neglected. ... The prisoners were often chained to the walls in order for them not to escape. ... This was how prison life was remained until the turn of the century. ...
In the early 19th century, the job of policemen was to deter crime not solve it, but nearing the end of the 19th century, it became more preventing and solving.
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