Crime and punishment: Whitechapel Flashcards

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What is the Metropolitan Police force?

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It’s a Government directed police force policing the whole of London (except for the City of London)

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What were Beat Constables?

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They patrolled a set route of streets to deter criminals from committing crime

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What’s a disadvantage of Beat Constables?

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They are only in certain places at certain times so crime can still happen elsewhere. People can also predict their routes and so commit the crime elsewhere

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By 1885 how many were in the Met and how many were they policing?

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13,319 policing over 5 million people

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