Describe law and order in the 19th century

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Describe law and order in the 19th century

In this essay I will be discussing what law and order was seen as in Victorian London. I will be discussing the corruption throughout law and order in the country, how crimes led to the formation of the Metropolitan police and a new prison system.

The industrial revolution was the reason why crimes, population, money and valuable goods had increased. If you were poor, there was a lot of money and valuable goods to be taken for grabs. The invention new crimes had become to show such as; street gambling, pick pocketing and murder. The gradual increase of crime was outstanding. It had increased from 5000 in 1800 till 20000 in 1840. This shows that many people disobeyed the rules and regulations and that something was missing in protection of society. With all factories goods coming into the UK there was more valuable items to steal especially with a large increase of poverty.

There was huge numbers of unemployment due to machinery being more reliable and efficient than humans. This then made a new consequence; it led to more poverty and more people desperate for