Police

The history of law enforcement spans from the Middle Ages to the development of the world’s first modern police force in the nineteenth century and the subsequent modernisation of policing in the twentieth century.

In recent years, organisations such as the British Association of Women in Policing have been gathering stories, many of which have been lost through time and change. This section showcases some of the remarkable people in policing, including the all-female police forces of World War I, and the specialist response roles addressing present-day threats to society.