Law Enforcement 1900-Present

Responses to New Crimes

• 1938 - first trained police dog

• 1945 - Fraud squad — crime in business

• 1946 - specialist dog section - drugs, explosives, criminals and missing persons

• special branch for national security and terrorism

• 1971 - Met police bomb squad — increase number of terrorist attacks

• 2001 - National Hi-tech crime unit — tackling online crimes

• 2013 - National crime agency — drug trafficking into the UK

Science & Technology

• 1901 - fingerprint branch in MET head-quarters

• 1901 - blood types were used to identify criminals

• 1909 - bicycles were used by police to chase criminals

• 1930 - police cars were made with 2 way radios

• 1930 - 999 phone number was made

• 1960 - uses of computers

• 1988 - DNA samples help solve a murder case

• 1995 - fingerprint system and a DNA data base

• 1992 - CCTV, breathalysers, speed cameras

Government

• educate to avoid criminals

• Neighbourhood Watch in 1982

• reduce and report crime