Law enforcement
What Law enforcement means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Law enforcement
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Reference: OCR
Before 1829 this relied on parish constables, watchmen and Bow Street Runners, and Robert Peel established the first professional, state-funded Metropolitan Police in 1829.
Topics that use Law enforcement
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