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By what percentage did murder rates drop between 1880 and 1980?

26%

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Which group of people saw the greatest increase in crime involvement during the 20th century?

Juvenile boys

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What is meant by a 'dark figure' of crime?

Unreported crime

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Which act set speed limits for self-propelled vehicles?

Red Flag Acts

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Where and when did the first fatality caused by a car crash take place in Wales?

Llanishen in 1903

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What made cars more accessible to the general public?

Mass production

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How many fatal road accidents were there in 1934?

7,000

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Was speed limit was set for built up areas in 1934?

30 mph

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Which class started to get arrested more due to car crime?

Middle

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What was introduced to ensure that a car was road worthy?

MOT

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What was introduced to ensure drivers all followed the same rules?

Highway Code

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What was introduced to ensure that drivers adhered to speed limits in the 1990s?

Speed cameras

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What is the crime of taking a car and driving it without the owners consent, typically committed by those ages 17 to 24?

Joyriding

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What in cars have made it harder for them to be broken into?

Alarms

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What is the crime of bumping into a car and then stealing it when the owner gets out?

Car-jacking

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When was the breathalyser introduced?

1967

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What were introduced in the 1970s that made police pursuits much faster?

Patrol cars and rapid response units

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When were the MAC most prevalent?

1963 to 1969

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What did the MAC blow up from Lake Vyrnwy to Liverpool in 1967?

Water pipe

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Whose investiture did MAC try to stop in Caernarfon Castle in July 1969?

Prince Charles

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Which two MAC members were killed by a prematurely exploding bomb?

Alwyn Jones and George Taylor

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Who was the leader of the MAC?

John Jenkins

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How long was John Jenkins imprisoned for when he was caught?

10 years

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What does the IRA stand for?

Irish Republican Army

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What did the IRA want to end in Northern Ireland?

British rule

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What was the time between 1969 and 2001 known as in Northern Ireland?

'The Troubles'

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How many people were killed during 'The Troubles'?

3,500

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Which royal family member did the IRA kill by bomb?

Queen's cousin

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Where did the IRA detonate the largest peacetime bomb in British history?

Arndale Shopping Centre (Manchester)

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What was signed in 1998 to end violence in Northern Ireland?

Good Friday Agreement

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The Meibion Glyndwr took grievance with the decline of what?

Welsh language and culture

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What campaign did the Meibion Glyndwr carry out on English owned holiday homes?

Arson

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When were the Meibion Glyndwr active from and until?

1979 to 1994

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When was the attack on the World Trade Centre?

September 11 2001

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How many bombs were detonated during the 2005 London 7/7 attack?

4

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How many civilians died during the 7/7 attacks?

52

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The smuggling of what has become far more sophisticated in recent years?

Drugs

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What crimes have become more prevalent due to juvenile gangs?

Gun and knife

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What type of crime related with sport has become popular since the 1970s?

Football hooliganism

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What is the crime of tricking someone into giving their personal details?

Phishing

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By what percentage did phishing increase from 2014 to 2015?

21%

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What type of footage has enabled police to better identify criminals?

CCTV

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When was the first mobile radio utilised the the police?

1923

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When was 999 introduced?

1937

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When did the Police National Computer system go live?

1974

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Which committee was set up in 1900 to find new ways to detect crime?

Belper Committee

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Who developed fingerprint technology?

Edward Richard Henry

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When was the first person prosecuted with fingerprint technology?

1902

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When was the National DNA Database set up?

1995

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When was the Fraud Squad set up?

1946

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When was the Anti-Terrorist Squad set up?

1972

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When was the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit set up?

2001

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When was probation service introduced?

1907

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When were prisoners first allowed to meet other inmates at designated times?

1923

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Where was the first open prison, opened in 1936, opened?

Wakefield

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When was flogging abolished?

1948

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How many crimes was the capital punishment limited to in 1957?

5

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Who were the three main people with cases that led to the end of the death penalty?

Timothy Evans, Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis

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What was Timothy Evans falsely accused of?

Killing his wife and daughter

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What was Timothy Evans given, after his hanging, in 1966?

Posthumous pardon

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What was Derek Bentley accused of being in the murder of a police officer?

Accomplice

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What did Derek Bentley have during his childhood that made his case so controversial?

Learning difficulties

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What was Ruth Ellis' murder of her unfaithful husband seen as?

A crime of passion

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Who was the last Welsh person to be hung?

Vivian Teed

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When was the last people executed in the UK?

August 13 1964

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What was introduced as a 5 year trial to see if the abolition of the death penalty would work?

Murder Act of 1965

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When was the Murder Act of 1965 made permanent?

1969

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What was the emphasis for treatment of young people in prison put on during the 20th century?

Reform

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What type of prison was set up for the reform of prisoners between 15 and 21?

Borstals

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When was the first borstal set up?

1902

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What courts were set up in 1908 to assist with young offenders?

Juvenile courts

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What was set up in 1932 for offenders under the age of 15?

Approved Schools

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What percentage of young offenders from borstals and approved schools reoffended?

60%

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When did borstals close?

1982

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What replaced borstals in 1982?

Youth Detention Centres

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What replaced the Youth Detention Centres in 1988?

Young Offender Institutes

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What ages do Young Offender Institutes cater for?

18 to 21

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What is the name of the Young Offenders Institute that opened in Wales in 1987?

Parc Prison, Bridgend

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Where were male inmates normally put to work in open prisons?

Farms

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Where is Wales' only open prison located?

Prescoed

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When did Prescoed Prison open?

1939

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What do people on probation have to attend for up to 60 days?

Probation Centres

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When was the Parole Board created?

1967

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What happens to a prisoner if the terms of their parole are broken?

Recalled

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What system was set up in 1972 that requires offenders to do unpaid work as their punishment?

Community service

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What did community service develop into in 2003?

Community payback

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How many hours of service can offenders be ordered to complete?

40 to 300

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When was the first female police officer employed?

1919

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What were female police officers not allowed to do until 1923?

Make arrests

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When were women fully integrated into the police force?

1970s

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What percentage of police officers are women?

29%

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How many police officers were there in 2006?

124,000

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What was establish to train police officers in 1947?

National Police College

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To how many divisions did Roy Jenkins streamline the police force into?

47

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How many major police forces are there in Wales?

4

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When was the Neighbourhood Watch scheme launched?

1982

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What does PCSO stand for?

Police Community Support Officer

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When were PCSOs introduced?

2002

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What do PCSOs give the police 'on the street'?

Presence