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Describe Law and Order in London in the late nineteenth century At the start of the nineteenth century the enforcement of law and order was the same in England has it had been in the Middle Ages. The main people in charge of law and order were the Justice of Peace who were chosen by the King. ‘Bow Street Runners’ were appointed in London and the Thames River police force was set up in 1800. When serious problems occurred, the government would summon the army. However, as Britain’s population rapidly increased so did the crimes that were being committed and law and order was under constant threat. The growing cities were becoming dangerous places. Many people had to be put in slum housing. Some of them were unemployed, had little to eat and had not received an education. So consequently many people turned to crime. The need for a preventative police force was highlighted by the Peter