conducted during the day time as well. These committees composed of the locals were formed to catch runaway slaves, thieves, and men trying to evade military duty, and were not always successful in their efforts to control or minimize crime (Potter, Gary 2013). In the 1800’s Sir Robert Peel, a highly educated lawyer and son of a wealthy cotton mill owner laid the foundation and is responsible for, “The Metropolitan Police Act of 1829. Peel laid the foundations of a modern professional police force