On February 5, 1788 in Lancashire, England, Robert Peel was born to his parents, Ellen Yates and Robert Peel, where he would become the eldest boy of eleven children. His family made their fortune in textile manufacture after they had dealt their hand in the weaving industry. Robert Peel was homeschooled by Rev. James Hargreaves until he was ten years old and moved to a Tamworth school in Drayton Manor. Throughout his studies at Harrow, Peel was awarded with several honors such as a double First in Classics as well as the same in Mathematics and Physics. In 1809, the young man began the long road towards his law career at Lincoln’s Inn. However, his father obtained Peel the title of Cashel in Co. Tipperary and he commenced the beginning of his life-long parliamentary career. At the opening of parliament in late January 1810, Robert Peel gave a forty-minute speech and was applauded when he seconded the reply to the King’s speech. He was a Tory by nature, therefore he supported Portland’s government. …show more content…
As a result, he dove into the state of criminal law and began investigating immediately. One of the very intelligent techniques Peel used while he was in office was to research and learn about the subject he was currently working on so he would have more knowledge on the subject and make his case clearer to the House of Commons. Robert passed eight pieces of legislation from 1822 and 1827. Therefore, he changed criminal law forever. Also, Mr. Peel repealed more than 200 statutes that were said to be “outdated.” In early 1822, he suggested the idea that a House of Commons Select Committee be assembled in order to oversee the London police. Unfortunately, the proposal was rejected because a system could not be created in a free society. Robert Peel was not pleased with this action and continued successfully to make it happen. The Metropolitan Police Force was created in
(James, 2012) According to Evans (2006), Sir Robert Peel had three political objectives in the 1830s that were threefold: first was to strengthen government and put ‘public-opinion’ in its place; second was to ensure that necessary changes strengthened, rather than weakened, both the Constitution and Britain’s governing elite; third, to dispel the image of the Tory party as one of narrow reaction supported only by a small, unrepresentative proportion of the population. (Evans, 2006. P.33) James (2012), also states that, in 1844 Peel then introduced the Factory Act, he wanted to limit the number of hours that women and children were permitted to work in factories. (James, 2012) According to Evans (2006), “ For the remaining four years of his life Peel offered advice to his Whig successors, especially on economic matters, and he played to perfection the role of pre-eminent statesman, uncontaminated by the messy compromises which party consideration necessitated for lesser mortals.” (Evans, 2006) According to Cavendish (2000), “Sir Robert Peel was sixty-two when he died.” (Cavendish, 2000) Sir Robert Peel had accomplished many things before he died. He was prime minister twice, he sat in the Commons for more than forty years, he had held high office positions many times, and he had also created the ‘Peelers’ and ‘Bobbies’ while he was Home Secretary in 1829. His death was not at all expected and was a surprise for everyone. According to Cavendish (2000), on June 29th, “Peel attended a meeting on the 1851 Exhibition and returned to his house in Whitehall Gardens in the afternoon. About five o‘clock he went out for his early evening ride.” (Cavendish, 2000) Cavendish (2000), also stated that, “Peel stopped at Buckingham Palace to write his name in the visitors’ book and then rode on up Constitution Hill. (Cavendish, 2000) When in sight
Sir Robert Peel had a huge impact on England, American, and the world policing. He is also known as the father of modern policing. In 1829 Peel persuaded the Parliament of England to create the London Metropolitan Police, which is now recognized as the first modern police force. Peel created three elements he incorporated into London Metropolitan Police. First was mission. The mission was crime prevention and what can be done to prevent crime from happening. The second was strategy. Peel created a strategy to that he had hope would deter crime. The third was organizational structure. Peel set up hierarchical organization, a standard uniform, ran designations to police officers, and a chain of command similar to the military’s (Walker & Katz, 2011).
Sir Robert Peel is known in the books as the founder of the first form of an English police department: the London Metropolitan Police. This was after his London Metropolitan Police Act passed in 1829, giving greater power to the English police force and establishing what he is known for today. Peels ideas were very well defined and offered a lot to policing even up to modern day. To understand the impact of this, we must take a look at Peel's act, and know how it would change policing.
Starting In 1829, Sir Robert Peel began developing his theory of policing. These nine principles are as relevant today as they were in the 1800's. Peel established the Metropolitan Police when he served as Home Secretary of England. Since Sir Robert Peel introduced his principles of policing in the early 1800's, our country has continued to follow his ideas of effective policing. Community policing is based on Peel's concept of prevention.
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Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) updated England's criminal code. He established the first modern police force in London, whose members were nicknamed after him "bobbies." Sir
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Preventing crime was the primary purpose for Sir Robert Peel and his associates. In order to prevent crime the London Metropolitan Police Act needed to be approved by parliament. In 1829 the act was passed and Sir Robert Peel took advantage of this. This created a full time uniformed police agency that would patrol the city with the effort of preventing crime from happening. With the public now respecting officers and officers patrolling the streets that every citizen walked on the police officers eventually gained a form of authority in the public. This authority came with the training for the job and the citizens recognizing that the officer is there to help and prevent crime. United States development of a formal policing agency came from