“Police are people and the people are the police”
CJA 214
January 9, 2012
Jeremy Leach
In Bury, Lancashire, on February 5, 1788, the “Father” of modern day policing was born. Through his work and studies of public service, Sir Robert Peel developed principles and policies that have impacted what is considered modern day policing. He created what is commonly known as the Peelian Principles. While Sir Robert Peel’s principles still stand out in law enforcement policies today, nine points of policing stand true today.
Sir Robert Peel attended Harrow School and Christ Church in Oxford, where he studied classics and mathematics. He was raised to be a politician. At the age of twenty one, his father bought him a parliamentary seat of
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Police officers are held accountable for everything they do. The public is always watching. Police officers are members of the communities they work in. They are just paid to protect and serve their neighbors within that community.
In addition to developing principles in order to maintain safety of citizens, Peel also developed nine principles of policing. All these principles are still used today to keep order. The nine principles are as follows: 1. The basic mission for whom the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. 2. The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon the public approval of police actions. 3. Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observation of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public. 4. The degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to the necessity of the use of physical force. 5. Police seek and preserve public favor not by catering to public opinion, but by constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the law. 6. Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when the exercise of persuasion, advice, and warning is found to be insufficient. 7. Police, at all times should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public
Principle 4: “ The degree of cooperation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to the necessity of the use of physical force.
The police should always set a good example to the public showing that they are working productively and are reducing crime in the community making the public feel safe.
6. NO QUALITY IS MORE INDISPENSABLE TO A POLICE OFFICER THAN A PERFECT COMMAND OF TEMPER; A QUIET, DETERMINED MANNER HAS MORE EFFECT THAN VIOLENT ACTION.
3. Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public.
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.
When the public looks at us as public servants they expect officers to be of the highest ethical, and moral standard. When the police deal with the public, unfortunately it is usually when something is wrong. To be able to fix things that are wrong in society you have to be a person of integrity with moral values. The public would never trust someone who does not have integrity to fix there problems. In order for officers of the Las Vegas metropolitan police to perform their duties the community needs to be able to trust them. When a officer is trustworthy, he or she can be relied upon to be honest, reliable, and loyal, which to me means they have integrity. But its also equally important to be respectful, responsible, fair, caring, and demonstrate good citizenship. An officer with integrity does exactly what he says, and says exactly what he means. There is no conflict or doubt between his thoughts and actions. His actions are consistent with the values he claims to
When individuals have little or no respect towards the police, they are most likely to ignore the requests or demands of officers. This can lead to the officer having to use force in order to gain control of a situation. Peel felt that “The test of police efficiency is the absence of crime and disorder, not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it.” (Westminster Police Department, 2012) When police are faced with dispersing large crowds, it is necessary for the public to have the respect to follow police orders. When individuals lack trust and respect for the police, riots may occur, which can also lead to arrests, serious injuries, and even death.
An ongoing question in today's society is,“How can the relationship of the police and communities
The second principle states, “The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police existence, actions, behavior, and the ability of the police to
Police officers must enforce the law regardless of the race, sex, class, or identity of the offender. Secondly, police must follow the law themselves. Civil liberties cannot be violated. Thirdly, they are held to a moral standard above and beyond that of many members of the public. They are not allowed to use their power for personal gain or live immorally.
The reason we have the police is to maintain order of society (Fahy, Sir P. 2013).
The officers that become involved with police corruption were not always corrupt individuals. For many of the officers that get caught up in corruption, they originally get involved because they have come on hard times. The abuse of force could be something that any officer could take advantage of on a daily basis. Officers may have been teased or picked on in their youth and take advantage of the power of having authority. These officers think that in order to gain respect they have to been hard on every civilian, all the time. The incidents that lead to extreme misconduct are the same incidents that give the police a bad reputation. Civilians think that all officers are the same and if one are bad, and then they all are bad. That is why it is important for police officers to do the right thing, even when they think no one
The 1st article postulates the duty of the police to speak out and gives examples of areas where speaking out is most necessary. The policeman of today can truly claim the status of a professional. At no time in the history has the public received better police service, man for man and department for department. Crime is, without doubt, number one domestic problem, and public demand for protection against society 's lawless elements has reached a peak. At the same time, laws and court decisions which prevent the police from affording this protection confront law enforcement on every side (Carrington, 1970).
In 1829, Peel succeeded in having the London Metropolitan Act passed by the parliament and this led to a creation of a 3,200-member professional police forces which replaced various law enforcement systems existing in London at the time (Goff 2017, pg.152). One of their key responsibilities was to serve the public by dealing with their situations by preventing and detecting any crime. This approach of policing was based on the policing by public consent, which meant that the police act for their citizens, and not over them. The public accepted this idea of modern policing, which was the right of the police to maintain law and order. This approach of policing became so well-known, that it spread to countries like Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Therefore, the watch men would report to the constable, who became the first metropolitan law enforcement agent. In the early 18th century Sir Robert Peel brought forward an act to improve the police near the metropolis. It was then that the first police force in London was established by the Metropolitan Police Act. Sir Robert peel is known for establishing the early modern police. He created nine principles as the foundation for worldwide community policing and organizations in law enforcement. The first principle was the basic concept of preventing disorder and crime by police. The second was to have public approval on actions made by the duties police perform. In the third principle, police must protect the public voluntarily to seek respect of the public a whole. Fourth principle states that the public must have cooperation and act secure in order to diminish the use of physical force from police. Fifth principal implies that police must protect and seek public favor by demonstrating law to the service. The sixth principle mentions that police must only use excessive force when necessary to secure the regulations of the laws in any situation. Seventh principles says that police must have a relationship with the public that distinguishes there role as an officer. Eight and Ninth and the ideal of the law enforcement in colonial america was influenced by the british