Which statement about John Constable is correct?

• A. John Constable founded the modern police force in England
• B. John Constable did not found the modern police force in England
• C. The modern police force was founded in a different country
• D. The police force did not exist in Constable's time

Answer: (B)

Constable is remembered as an English landscape painter, not as a founder of policing. The modern police force in England was established in 1829 under the Metropolitan Police Act, a government-led reform. So the statement that Constable founded the modern police force is not correct. The force originated in England, not another country, and while forms of policing like watchmen and parish constables existed before, the fully developed centralized police force did not exist during Constable’s lifetime.