of social control, rather than simply a means to stop the growth of crime. Storch saw the formation of the Metropolitan Force as an "all purpose lever of urban discipline" (Storch, in Controlling Crime. 2002. pp 13) , a broad political strategy to control the ever growing population of London. Arguably, both of these explanations are feasible, although it could be said that in establishing a Metropolitan Force, the Government were seeking to achieve both a reduction in crime and additionally an effective way of controlling an ever-increasing city population.
             The model of the Metropolitan Police Force gradually spread farther than the immediate boundaries of London, with legislation such as the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and the Rural Constabulary Acts of 1839 and 1840 contributing to the formation of a statutory provision primarily to tackle crime and promote public order. However, not all counties and Boroughs incorporated the legislation into their model of policing and many areas continued to use the old parish system of Magistrates, Parish Constables and Night Watchmen. In order to ensure that all counties and boroughs throughout England and Wales adhered to this new Government model of Policing, further legislation was passed in 1856 in the form of the County and Borough Police Act. This legislation made it obligatory for all counties and boroughs in England and Wales to implement a uniformed, bureaucratic Force in their borough or county.
             Indeed, the idea of a National Police Force was first proposed around the time the Metropolitan Police Force was created, when a Bill was put before Parliament suggesting a nationally run service to prevent crime and public disorder, that would be controlled by and accountable to the Government. The idea however was not met with
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