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The Origins of Policing -- from the Middle Ages to the First World War

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The French Revolution and the Rise of the Police

colonial cities really boomed and became bigger ports and then industrial towns after about 17 90. There was growing inequality, a growing class divide and a lot of tension and trust. So it was in this context of rising conflict and fear and distrust that the rudimentary forerunners of police started to emerge.

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