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Law and order in London during the nineteenth century progressed immensely. Whilst the same could not be said for other parts of Britain, law and order had improved. The nineteenth century saw law and order in a new light after the formation of the metropolitan police force in 1829, which consisted of mostly army men. Before this the main people incharge of law and order were the Justice of Peace, appointed by the monarchs. Such had been the system since the middle ages. The main reason for the establishment of the metropolitan police was the increase of population in London and the increase in the number of crimes. The current law enforcements before the metropolitan police were not successful, as there were less constables, this resulted in spies and local troops being involved to sort out the riots such as the Luddites and the Corn Law riots in order to restore peace in the community.

During the early years of the metropolitan police, the police also known as ‘bobbies’ or......

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