ABSTRACT
Provincial policing in England and Wales was formed in the 1830s with numerous local police forces, but from 1948, there have been a series of restructuring programs of the provincial forces where the number of forces in the country has been reduced. e last restructuring of provincial policing took place in 1974, when Merseyside Police was created aer merging Liverpool and Bootle Constabulary, part of Lancashire Constabulary and Cheshire Constabulary. Serving a population of 1.4 million people, Merseyside Police is one of the UK’s largest police forces. e force area consists mainly of the urban areas of the city of Liverpool together with Bootle, St. Helens, Southport, Kirkby, Huyton, Birkenhead, Wallasey, and New Brighton. Sitting on the banks of the River Mersey, Liverpool has been and is one of the UK’s major ports. Its capacity and importance as a port grew during the Industrial Revolution (1780s-1830s) especially due to the textile industry in the north of England. With it being a long established
Introduction 35 Career 37 Changes in Policing Experienced 38 Personal Policing Philosophy 40 Problems and Successes 42
Working with Other Agencies 42 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 42 Working with the Judiciary 43
eory and Practice 44 Transnational Relations 44 Democratic Policing 45 Looking Ahead 47 Conclusion 48 Glossary 49
port, Liverpool has one of the oldest Chinese communities in the United Kingdom, along with other established ethnic and national communities. For example, during the Irish Potato Famine in 1847, a large number of Irish citizens came over to Liverpool so as to emigrate to North America. In fact, many stayed in Liverpool, settling in the north of the city and forming one of the largest Irish Catholic communities in Britain. During the interview, Jon Murphy discusses how the residents of Merseyside have a village mentality, which is one of the insularity from the rest of the United Kingdom. It is seen in the residents’ pride in displaying Merseyside’s uniqueness and individuality, especially within England.
