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The British Police Force At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was populated by two main police forces. Namely, the Bow Street Runners and the Thames River police force. Henry Hunt was another cause of major controversy when in the 1819’s; he was arrested when 50,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester to hear his speech regarding the reformation of Parliament. A battle preceded which involved yeomanry, volunteer cavalry and also the army. The pre-1829 saw watchmen and parish constables patrolling the streets of many British towns and cities, looking out for trouble and preventing crime. This was quite effective; the main drawback was that these officers could not deal with the bigger disturbances such as riots. This was the case up until 1829 when Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police force, a force which was to make a huge impact on London, as we can tell by there survival to this present day. The Metropolitan Police Force The Metropolitan Police Force was compiled to take over the functions carried out by the watchmen and the special constables, the difference being that they were also used to tackle the major disturbances.
Approximate Word count = 719
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