Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain.
The creation of police units focusing on specific crime types (e.g., fraud, drugs) requiring expert training, moving away from general beat constables.
Specialisation appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Crime and Punishment in Britain and Whitechapel, especially Crime and Punishment in Modern Britain and Nature of Law Enforcement and Punishment.
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