CRM 1300 Lecture : Police Operations
8 Oct 2014
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Today, 18. 5% of the police force are women: norway and australia have the highest % of female (30%), mexico has the lowest (2%) Tithing - groups of 10 families who were responsible for helping neighbours with issues: hundreds - made up of 10 tithings and a constable who was appointed by nobles who dealt with serious offences. Shires/counties - a number of hundreds: shire-reeves - sheriff of the county. The constable appointed citizens as volunteer watchmen who would patrol at night: males between 15-60 were required to possess weapons for hue and cry . o. If you did not respond, you would be punished. 1700s: crime controlled by the military, unpopular due to harshness. Sir robert peel: appointed as home secretary , passed london metropolitan police act. Functions: maintain public order, prevent and control crime, provide services to the community. Developments in technology: police runners and call boxes.
