Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0
Paper 1
The Criminal Investigation Department: a specialist department established within the Metropolitan Police in 1878 to investigate serious crimes.
Revise: The Development of Law Enforcement and the PoliceIn 1878, the Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, replaced the Detective Branch. This increased specialisation within policing. Ordinary police officers patrolled London's streets, while detectives concentrated on investigating serious crimes.
- Revise: Policing, Crime and Social Tensions in Whitechapel
The Criminal Investigation Department, formed in 1878 to reorganise the Metropolitan Police’s detective work.
- Revise: Investigative Methods and the Jack the Ripper Inquiry