A brief history of law enforcement – Part 2

As I mentioned in part 1 of this series, the Bow Street Runners were the beginning of modern policing, and they operated from 1750 - 1839, finally being made redundant 10 years after the police act of 1829 established the Metropolitan Police. This brings me to Part 2. The Metropolitan Police In 1829, Sir Robert Peel,...

A brief history of law enforcement – Part 1

As a writer of crime novels, both the slightly more cozy sort (already published) and the more gritty thriller type (coming in April/May) it seems to me that it would be a good thing for me to write a bit about crime, criminals, and policing, primarily with regard to the UK, where my books are...