 starter activity
Try to recall the key factors which led to the formation of the first professional
police forces. Use the picture prompts to help. How are they linked? Which
factor was most important in the early C19th and which in the later pC19th?
 starter activity
Government
involvement
Inadequacies of old
policing
Popular protest
Urban growth
Try to recall the key factors which led to the formation of the first professional
police forces. Use the picture prompts to help. How are they linked? Which
factor was most important in the early C19th and which in the later pC19th?
 Key words:
Black Maria
How did policing
develop between in the
nineteenth century?
 Learning objectives
TBAT explain key events & factors in
the development of policing in the
C19th
To assess public attitudes towards
policing
 Your task
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Watch the clip from ‘The
History of the British
Police Force’ (2006)
In pairs, answer the
questions on the sheet
provided and share answers
at the end
 Which factor had the
greatest influence on the
development of policing?
 Your task
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For homework you read &
took notes on ‘Old’ v
‘New’ policing. Sort the
cards into two piles, one
for each category.
Are there any common
themes or concerns in
each category?
‘Reviewing the Blue Devils, alias the Raw Lobsters, alias the Bludgeon
Men. Explain the meaning behind this cartoon. How useful is this 1833,
cartoon for studying popular attitudes towards policing at the time?
 Your task

Study the sources from I Dawson, ‘Crime &
Punishment through Time’ (Murray, 1999).
Identify & explain which cartoons are hostile
 Identify & explain which cartoons are supportive
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 ‘The reputation of the police steadily
improved over the nineteenth century’ How far
do you agree or disagree with this statement?
 Homework

In small groups research the
development of policing
during the twentieth
century:
Turn of century (1900-WWI)
 Interwar Years (1918-39)
 Post-war era (1940s & 50s)
 Into the modern era (1960s)
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Areas to
research
Training &
recruitment
Changes to
structure &
organisation
Impact of
technology
Public attitudes
Useful sources
Present your work using ppt – 5 slides max, 20 words per slide max & 1 A4 handout for
everyone in the class
 Extension task
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Read C.Emsley, ‘The Great British Bobby’,
(Quercus, 2009), Ch 6-9, pp.144-257
Finish watching the ‘History of the British
Police Force’
 Key words:
Black Maria
How did policing
develop between in the
nineteenth century?
 Learning objectives
 Plenary
TBAT explain key events & factors in
the development of policing in the
C19th
To assess public attitudes towards
policing