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How were urbanisation and crime interrelated in the ciy of London? What steps were taken to maintain law and order in the city?

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  • London is an industrialist city with massive population
  • Of these population, most of them are migrants who came to London for a living
  • Majority of workforce are in dockyards, clothing, footwear, metals and engineering, wood, furniture etc
  • On one side, industries and labour force grew and on the other side, criminal activities spread
  • Petty thefts, pick pocketing etc, were in vogue
  • To control and in order to maintain law and order, social activists, police force implemented severe action through public meetings, posters, etc, and thus began to keep a watch on the criminals
  • With these steps, crimes were controlled to some extent in London


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