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Glasgow Police Museum
Glasgow Police Museum charts the history of Glasgow's first police force,
which ran from 1779-1975 and was introduced initially, ran by James Buchanan.
By 1789 "preventative Policing" was the aim to which the police
force would work and this was some 40 years before Sir Robert Peel started
his version of "preventative policing" with the metropolitan police
in 1829. 
The museum itself contains artefact and text boards, which chart the history of the process and people, which led to the introduction of Britain's first police force here in Glasgow.
Glasgow Police Museum also contains information on the history of the developing police force, the chief constables that ran it and some character and actual cases that the police were involved in. Police officers that received special honours or awards are also recognised within the museum as well as famous offices.
Also located within the museum is the International Police Exhibition that illustrates the influence of the Glasgow police on world policing. Collected over 37 years by Alistair Dinsmor the exhibition contains over 5000 items including uniforms and headgear from every country in the world.
Admission is free, however the museum is only open 2 days per week from 1st November to 31st March namely Tuesday (10am-4.40pm) and Sunday (12am-4.40pm). The rest of the year the opening times are as follows Monday to Saturday (10am-4.40pm) and Sunday (12am-4.40pm).
The museum is located at 68 St Andrews Square in Glasgow opposite the St Andrews Church. The museum can be entered through James Morrison Street, St Andrews Street or Turnbull Street.
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