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Police history

A general history of policing in England

  • 'The Brighton Police Corruption Case'

    'The Brighton Police Corruption Case'

    Extracts curtesy of Mr David Hovey
  • A brief history of the police box

    A brief history of the police box

    The blue box   In attempting to stay one step ahead of the criminal, the Police began to exploit the newly invented ...
  • A Brief History of the Police Federation

    A Brief History of the Police Federation

    The Police Federation was founded in 1919, ninety years after the Police Act 1829 brought the Metropolitan Police into being.
  • Arming the police

    Arming the police

    The British police are famed across the world for being 'unarmed' - but this is a misnomer.
  • Bent Cops

    Bent Cops

    'The Brighton Police Corruption Case'
  • Brighton 1939-1945

    Brighton 1939-1945

    Wartime crime
  • Brighton on the big screen

    Brighton on the big screen

    Jigsaw
  • Chronology of 19th Century Policing in Brighton and Hove.

    Chronology of 19th Century Policing in Brighton and Hove.

    Original research Dr Derek Oakenson
  • Crime in Wartime Britain

    Crime in Wartime Britain

    OPCM
  • Early Uniform

    Early Uniform

  • Early Uniforms

    Early Uniforms

    Images taken from 'Constabulary Duties' by Michael V Dixon.
  • God's police get power of arrest

    God's police get power of arrest

    'I arrest you in the name of the Lord'
  • How policing started in England

    How policing started in England

    History of the police in England. The Bow Street Runners The first police force in England was established at Bow Street, London, in ...
  • Jemmy Botting 1783-1837

    Jemmy Botting 1783-1837

    OPCM
  • Links page

    Links page

    Help with researching police history
  • National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Remembrance

    National Police Officers Roll of Honour and Remembrance

    Sussex Police
  • Police force scraps traditional bobbies' helmet

    Police force scraps traditional bobbies' helmet

    By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent
  • Police Rattles and Whistles

    Police Rattles and Whistles

    A short history
  • Police Strikes 1918 and 1919

    Police Strikes 1918 and 1919

    In 1918, the so-called Spirit of Petrograd, Sylvia Pankhurst, cried upon hearing that her long-time tormentors in the police force ...
  • Policing 19th Century England.

    Policing 19th Century England.

    David Rowland
  • Spies & Lobsters

    Spies & Lobsters

    1829
  • The Constabulary Short Sword

    The Constabulary Short Sword

    The Cutlass
  • The history of policing in Brighton and Hove

    The history of policing in Brighton and Hove

    Some books, articles and theses that might help....
  • The History of The Special Constabulary

    The History of The Special Constabulary

    Special Constables
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