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The History of the Metropolitan Police
URL: http://www.met.police.uk/history/

Description:
Includes a timeline history (1829 to the present) of the London police force; a list of officers killed in the line of duty; a brief definition and history of policing; and information on the Service's archives, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard, and famous cases (Jack the Ripper, Brighton Trunk Murders, Dr. Crippen, Cecil Court Antique Shop Murder, Brides in the Bath murders). From the Metropolitan Police site.

Publisher:
Metropolitan Police Service

Extra Keywords
Charlie Peace, Constance Kent, Daniel Good, George Gutteridge, Kray twins, Neville Heath, Siege of Sidney Street

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office -- History
Police -- England -- London -- History

LII Database Information:
Record 10601 created by Tom McGibney on 10/06/2002
Last modification on 10/20/2005
Published: 10/06/2002  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10601