Founding Father of Modern Policing: Sir Robert Peel

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By Kendrick Tran


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Source: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-robert-peel-17881850-18684

Sir Robert Peel, also known as the founding father of modern policing. On top of this, he was born into a wealthy cotton family that even secured his seat in parliament. Today we will have a brief overview of what this modern policing means to our current judicial system today and the implications of it. 

The modern police force at the time was known as the Metropolitan Police but also had alternative names such as "Bobbies" and "Peelers" which are derived from his own name. The Metropolitan Police force was created in London by the Metropolitan Police Act (1829) which established his ability to do so. Following this, it replaced the formerly disorganized public governing system of constables and watchmen. This is significant because back then, having a police force was still a relatively new concept and people that watched over the general citizen made people uneasy. On top of this, there were nine principles that represented what the mission was for this police force. In this blog post, I will only be talking about the first 3. According to the New York Times, they were...
  • PRINCIPLE 1 “The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder.”
  • PRINCIPLE 2 “The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions.”
  • PRINCIPLE 3 “Police must secure the willing cooperation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public.” 

Metropolitan Police Service force crest
Source: https://www.police.uk/metropolitan/
These principles referenced above are actually connected with today's criminal justice system. The police are there to prevent any crime and disorder in society, their ability is reliant on public approval of police action, and willing cooperation is necessary in order to maintain an air of respect. These 3 qualities are necessary for a police force to be successful and to help ease the fear of the public in terms of crime. It was extremely interesting for me to learn of this since our judicial system is derived from England and here we can see where some of the roots actually lead. People like Sir Robert Peel are important to the growth of society since at the time, it was more or less a revolutionary concept with some backlash from the public. 

References:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/nyregion/sir-robert-peels-nine-principles-of-policing.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/peel_sir_robert.shtml

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