Policing in the revolutionary era Flashcards
(38 cards)
In the French context during the 18th and 19th centuries what did ‘police’ come to relate to?
The task of management and good order of urban areas
In 1667 the lieutenant of the Paris police acquired the responsibility for what two things?
For supervising street lighting and street cleaning
What were the marshals of the police army put in place to protect?
The rural population
What did King Francis I issue between 1536 and 1544 to police in France?
Systematic measures
What did the marshals of the French army do?
They roamed the countryside to catch military and civilian offenders and to use their sentencing power to inflict punishment, for which there was no appeal
What did King Louis XIV create in 1667?
The first modern and efficient system of policing by appointing a lieutenant a police
What range of functions did the lieutenant carry out?
- Supervised markets, food supply and commerce
- He was a judge
- And he reported to the King on concerning matters that may threaten state security
Until 1720 growth was slow, Claude Le Blanc rationalise different companies into?
A national system
What were the tasks of the Marcechaussee?
-Patrolling roads, fairs and festivals to apprehend criminals, vagrants, and deserters
Who were each company commanded by?
A prevot-general
What were the prevots and lieutenants also known as?
Magistrates - who heard cases in their own courts
What were the cases that magistrates heard about and concerned about?
- The quality of the accused
- The nature of the crime
True or false? Positions in the French police force had to be brought and could be passed down from father to son?
True
The pay for generals and lieutenants in the French police poor was poor so what other job did many of them have?
Many of them were also innkeeper
By 1750 the commissioners of the French system controlled how many troops?
About 1,000
What was the most important position within the French police force in 1750
Inspector
What was each inspector assigned to work in?
A department with specialist responsibilities ranging from surveillance of prostitutes to surveillance of the book trade
While the salary for inspectors was minimal it could be supplemented by what?
Bribes
What were French inspectors assisted by?
Mouches (literally flies) who were undercover spies or informants
How effective were informers?
Very effective because people believed that informers were everywhere which was a useful deterrent
How many men did the lieutenant general in Paris have under his command?
3,000
In other towns outside or Paris the provision of men for patrols was dependant on what?
What the town was willing to finance
Who did rural France continue to be patrolled by?
The Marcechaussee, which consisted on 4,000 armed men whose job was to keep the roads safe
What was the system of police in Paris established by Louis XIV regarded as?
A model by a number of other European monarchs
