Combating Crime

Evaluate the effectiveness of methods used to combat crime over time.
Describe communal methods of combating crime in Saxon and medieval times.
Analyze the role and effectiveness of Tudor Justices of the Peace and other parish officers.
Explain the establishment, role, and influence of the Bow Street Runners.
Assess Robert Peel's role in setting up the Metropolitan Police in 1829 and the subsequent extension of police forces in the nineteenth century.
Analyze twentieth-century developments in policing, including advancements in transport, communication, specialisation, and community policing.

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