Bow Street Runners

E644510

detective unit early professional police force law enforcement agency

The Bow Street Runners were an early professional police force in London, often regarded as Britain’s first organized detective unit.

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Label	Occurrences
Bow Street Runners canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	detective unit ⓘ early professional police force ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ
basedIn	Covent Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dissolved	1839 ⓘ
dissolvedBy	Metropolitan Police Act 1839 NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	Bow Street magistrates NERFINISHED ⓘ British government NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	crime prevention ⓘ criminal justice ⓘ policing ⓘ
followedBy	Metropolitan Police Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Henry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ John Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHistoricalReputation	precursor to modern detective branches ⓘ symbol of early professional policing in Britain ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers	about 6 at founding ⓘ several dozen by late 18th century ⓘ
hasRole	apprehension of offenders ⓘ criminal investigation ⓘ detective work ⓘ execution of warrants ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ patrol of highways and streets ⓘ recovery of stolen property ⓘ service of writs ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bow Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Bow Street Magistrates’ Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1749 ⓘ
jurisdiction	City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ wider London area ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
notableFor	being regarded as Britain’s first organized detective force ⓘ pioneering centralized criminal investigation in London ⓘ systematic record-keeping of criminals ⓘ use of paid, uniformed officers for investigation ⓘ use of printed handbills to circulate information ⓘ
operatedIn	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
partOf	Bow Street Magistrates’ Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent	expansion under John Fielding ⓘ integration into Metropolitan Police ⓘ introduction of government funding in 1750s ⓘ

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Henry Fielding → founded → Bow Street Runners ⓘ

Cato Street Conspiracy → arrestingForce → Bow Street Runners ⓘ