Sir Robert Peel: The History Of Policing

Of the nine principles Sir Robert Peel implemented to guide police in the late 1829s, I would state that all nine are being used to an extent, however, each department in the United States are different. Below are each principle (numbered) followed by my assessment of the principles in today’s law enforcement. 1. The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.

(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

Police must have the voluntary support and cooperation of the public in order to maintain public safety.

For decades people of all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientation have been victims of harassment and brutality by the Police who are paid “to protect and serve” the community. What they do or fail to do can affect seriously the span of the damage to life, property, and community spirit. Police officers are required to take an oath when they first join their department. The police oath is a code of ethics. Are

Robert Peel is probably the most influential name associated with modern day policing. In the year of 1829, he formed the first modern metropolitan police department which the modern day police were known as “Peelers,” or “Bobbies.” He set up principles, which are called Peel’s Principles of Law Enforcement that have influenced that has set the foundation to how to keep the safety of fellow citizens as well as justice for actions. These nine principles set up what he envisioned the metropolitan police to stand for and he wanted people to mold themselves to the conformity of the nine principles.

Police officers shall conduct themselves with integrity and moral values, whether on or off duty, in accordance with the Constitution of the United States.

A good appearance is believed receive great impressions from others. This will also help when it comes to earing and commanding respect from others as well. Principle eight states how law enforcements agencies should have proper training in order to provide the proper security for our community and neighborhoods. By having the proper training, security will become more efficient and the root to all good deeds and success. Standard nine means that every officer that helps protect and serve should have a badge number. This could be a good and a bad thing. When an officer on duty does an heroic thing, their name and badge number will be used and recognized for good purposes. In addition, when an officer on duty does something unlawful, or against someone rights; their name and badge number will be used to report unfair justice. Principe ten mentions how the police stations should be able to be accessed by anyone at anytime. It should be located where others can come to it to file and report. It should be located to where others will know how to reach their local police stations. This helps out a lot because it will be easy to find for anyone especially during an emergency. Standard eleven states how all policeman should be held with a certain amount of time to complete tasks, training, and goals. This normally would be a 90 day period or trial. All goals and task

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

For this assignment, I wanted to look at Police Departments from various parts of the country to see if there was much differences in their various core values and/or mission statements. So, I picked the Asheville Police Department in North Carolina, the Santa Fe Police Department in New Mexico, and the Hartford Police Department in Connecticut. The guiding principles statement of the Asheville Police Department really caught my eye. It states, “The Asheville Police Department will achieve its mission by committing to excellence through:

He wanted officers to be mindful of their purpose which is to protect and serve. Today, the protect and serve motto is imprinted on law enforcement vehicles, which is a continuous reminder of Robert Peel’s principles and

These guiding principles allow the administration the ability to set the ethical standards of the department by ensuring that all staff members across the States of Tennessee understand what is expected of them by the department (Cronkhite, 2013). We see that the guiding principles for the department ensure that all officers treat everyone that they come into contact with in a professional manner, and will ensure fairness in their work duties while ensuring that they work as a team promote the department in its duties to ensure justice is carried out in a proper

The origins of policing in America can be traced back to its colonial years of the early 1600s. Unlike the formal police forces we have today, policing took different forms during its early years. In the Northern states, policing consisted of volunteers that warned their communities of any upcoming threat or danger. Although this mode of policing was not effective in controlling crime, it continued until the 1830s, at which the city of Boston was the first to establish a police force. By the 1880s, all major cities, such as Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia, had established municipal police forces. More interesting and controversial, the development of policing in the Southern states was shaped by slavery and the control of minorities.

According to Bohm & Haley (2011) Robert Peel’s twelve standards of policing were when London’s police force was established. The standards are important and still used today. Standard number one, police must be stable, efficient, and organized along military lines. Police use a similar rank structure to designate their positions.

Ethical Dilemmas and Inherent Difficulties Faced by Law Enforcement Today Tim Sullivan LETA 1034 Abstract Compare and contrast your knowledge of being a police officer before, and after you have attended the police academy. What are the ethical dilemmas faced by police officers and how technology as a social force, individualism, materialism and the alternate reality caused by media inundation affected policing and the public’s expectations and demands of a police officer? Growing up people quickly learn many different ways that a police officer represents a community. For the most part children learn that police officers and other municipal personnel are heroes, and the majority want to grow

Innocent until proven guilty, that is for the suspect, today law enforcements ethics and values are under suspicion and rightfully so. This honorable profession needs to be progressive and transparent, and bring critical details to the public quickly, as in matter of hours not days. Furthermore, law enforcement ethics need to be virtuous and these men and women should possess the following virtues, courage, perseverance, compassion, generosity, truthfulness, and a good temper. These men and women are not without fault, however they must constantly strive to be