section B law enforcement

• use of science and technology:

  -in 1901 fingerprint branch was set up

  -in 1909 police bicycles were introduced to allow officers to pursue criminals more quickly

  -by the 1930's police cars became more common and the 999 number was introduced

  -CCTV was first used in 1960

  -in 1980 the Police National Computer was introduced which held the records of 25 million people

  -in 1988 the first DNA samples were used to convict a murder

  -speed cameras introduced in 1992

  -in 1995 the national fingerprint system and dna base were set up to share information

  -more recent developments include biometric screening
• increasing specialisation:

  -in the 20th century police forces developed many different specialist departments and units

  -in 1938 police dogs first trained were labradors

  -in 1946 a specialist dog section was set up in the metropolitan police

  -first fraud squad set in in 1946

  -metropolitan police bomb squad set up in 1971 during increasing number of attacks from the IRA

  -in 2001 the national Hi-tech crime unit was set up

  -national crime agency set up in 2013
• increased focus on crime prevention:


  -increased focus in the 21st century
• neighbourhood watch:

  -origins in 1982

  -now an estimated 3.8 million households are involved
• other developments:

  -women were first recruited from the 1920's

  -there was a greater emphasis on training

  -in 1947 the police training college was set up to train new recruits