Victorian crime and punishment: everything you wanted to know
History Extra podcast
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Development of Victorian Crime-Fighting Forces
Exploration of the establishment of the Metropolitan Police in 1829, the evolution from beat police to detectives, and challenges faced by Victorian detectives illustrated through famous crime cases like Charles Peace and the Courvoisier murder, as well as limitations in forensic tools highlighted during the Jack the Ripper investigations.
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