Head of CID Howard Vincent

Who was Howard Vincent?

Howard Vincent was a lawyer who was put in charge of the new Criminal Investigation Department in 1878.

What did Howard Vincent change?

Vincent made 4 key important changes to the CID.

• ❖ He wrote the first 'Police Code' about the expected conduct of the police.
• ❖ He increased the pay for detectives to encourage better police officers to apply.
• ❖ He increased the use of plain clothes in investigations.
• ❖ He centralised control of the detective force in the London Met.