Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. It was the responsibility of Kindreds ( Cenedl ) for the conduct of the members.Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. The Laws of Hywel Dda put responsibility for enforcing law collectively. The families of murder victims, for example, would be compensated financially. The laws set out a system of compensation for victims of various crimes. However, the Laws of Hywel Dda continued to be used for civil cases until 1540. In 1284 the Statute of Rhuddlan enforced the use of English law for all criminal cases in Wales. After the Norman Conquest, the Laws of Hywel Dda continued as the basis of the Welsh legal system. He also wrote Wales’ first uniform legal system. He unified most of Wales under his leadership. Hywel Dda was a Welsh ruler in the 10th century. Each village or manor still had a manor court, held by the local lord or landowner for minor cases. JPs were usually the main local landowners. County courts were set up with Justices of the Peace (JPs), also known as Magistrates, hearing cases. Royal judges travelled around the country dealing with serious cases. The role was unpaid and the Constable would lead the hue and cry as well as have other responsibilities. These would be leading villagers who would take the role for one year. They enquired into violent or suspicious deaths, with the support of a jury of local people.Īfter 1250, villages started to appoint constables in each village to monitor law and order. The Sheriff would also hold a criminal after capture in the local gaol.Ĭounty Coroners were appointed after 1190. A Sheriff also investigated major crimes, again with the help of a jury of local people who would swear an oath to say who they believed had committed the crime. All men over 15 could be forced to join a posse by the Sheriff.Ī posse would also deal with any local rioting. If villagers failed to catch a criminal, the Sheriff would form a posse comitatus to continue to chase the criminal. They were appointed by the King and were the chief legal officer in the Middle Ages. If one member of the ten broke the law, it was the responsibility of the others to catch the culprit and take him to court.ĭuring the medieval period, there had been some developments in this system.Ĭounty Sheriffs were appointed to oversee law and order in a county. Tithings - adult men were put into groups of ten.If villagers failed to join then the village could be fined. Raising the hue and cry - basically, calling on fellow villagers to chase the criminal.It was expected that communities would be responsible for policing and combatting crime. It was the responsibility of the victim and local community to find the criminal themselves. No proper police force existed before the 16th century. Enforcing law and order before the 16th century Policing before 1500
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