Provincial Police Reform in Early Victorian England

Cambridge, 1835–1856

Roger Swift (University of Chester, UK)

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English

Routledge
09 January 2023

British & Irish history; Industrialisation & industrial history; Society & culture: general; Crime & criminology; Criminal justice law

Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History

The establishment of ‘new police’ forces in early Victorian England has long attracted historical enquiry and debate, albeit with a general focus on London and the urban-industrial communities of the Midlands and the North. This original study contributes to the debate by examining the nature and process of police reform, the changing relationship between the police and the public, and their impact on crime in Cambridge, a medium-sized county town with a rural hinterland. It argues that the experience of Cambridge was unique, for the Corporation shared co-jurisdiction of policing arrangements with the University, and this fractious relationship, as well as political rivalries between Liberals and Tories, impeded the reform process, although the force was certified efficient in 1856. Case studies of the careers of individual policemen and of the crimes and criminals they encountered shed additional light on the darker side of life in early Victorian Cambridge and present a different and more nuanced picture of provincial police reform during a seminal period in police history than either the traditional Whig or early revisionist Marxist interpretations implied. As such, it will support undergraduate courses in local, social, and criminal justice history during the Victorian period.

By: Roger Swift (University of Chester UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 326g
ISBN: 9780367688738
ISBN 10: 0367688735
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History
Pages: 170
Publication Date: 09 January 2023
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 1 Cambridge: The Unreformed System 18 2 The Problem of Crime 29 3 The Process of Police Reform (I): Establishing the ‘New Police’, 1836–47 42 4 The Process of Police Reform (II): Consolidation and Incorporation, 1848–56 71 5 The Policeman’s Lot 87 6 The Police and Crime 103 7 The Police and the Criminals 124 8 The Police and the Public 138 Conclusion 152

Roger Swift is Emeritus Professor of Victorian Studies at the University of Chester and has held visiting research fellowships at the Universities of York, Liverpool, Keele and Cambridge.