History GCSE
CID
What CID means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Criminal Investigation Department was developed in 1878 to improve investigative capabilities.
A dedicated, plain-clothes detective branch for investigating serious crimes, begun in 1878.
Topics that use CID
- Option 10: c1700–c1900: Crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Britain - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option 10: The historic environment - 1 Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Crime and policing
- Employment and economy
- Institutional cooperation
- Media and public opinion
- Migration and community
- Police recruits
- Poverty and public health
- Prison reform
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