Peel persuaded the English Parliament to create the first uniformed police force, The London Metropolitan Police, in 1829 (Walker/Katz, 2011: 25). This forever changed the practices of law enforcement by giving it three main focal points; a mission, a strategy, and an organizational structure. All of which were missing prior to the Peel reform. The first, the mission, was and still is the prevention of crime. But the question was how officers prevent criminal acts.
The Impact of Sir Robert Peel on American Policing and its history CJA/214 December 19, 2011 The Impact of Sir Robert Peel on American Policing and its history Three names are generally associated with the development of the first modern police force in England, Henry Fielding, Patrick Colquhoun and Sir Robert Peel. Henry Fielding is credited with two major contributions to the field of policing. First Fielding advocated change and spread awareness about social and criminal problems through his writings. Second he organized a group of paid non uniformed citizens who were responsible for investigating crimes and prosecuting offenders. The group was called the Bow Street Runners, who were paid through public funds that emphasized crime prevention in addition to crime investigation and apprehension of criminals.
I will also discuss what and how citizens’ rights are taken advantage of by the police. Some measures necessary to protect ourselves from police taking advantage of their positions as law enforcement officers with greater permissive rights than private citizens. All citizens must take affirmative actions from physical brutality, rights violations, and information abuse. Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in Kenya and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order, prevent, and detect crime.
Law enforcements key purpose is to keep order and deter criminal activity in this country. In history the system of American police was something learned from Great Britain and adapted by America. In the past the first ideals of policing were controlled by the able-bodied men and young boys who were part of the first Europeans to venture to our lands. This was mainly a defensive motion as it was used to defend themselves from the natives to the lands that did not wish to share their home (Schmallager, 2009). As time went on and the natives became more settled and peace was more successful, policing became one of the primary duties of the Justices of the Peace.
Sir Robert Peel’s Principles - Essay “The police are the public, and the public are the police” – Sir Robert Peel Two-time Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Robert Peel, helped create modern day concept of policing. His contribution includes what’s known as the Peelian Principles. These principles were used to create and maintain an ethical police force. I have managed to apply three of the twelve principles, with the help of Constable Paul Nadeau, from 51 Division. Constable Nadeau is part of the Yonge Street Mission who involves themselves with helping the community.
Peel introduced the idea of officers patrolling “beats” to maintain a visible police presence in different communities. Peel borrowed organizing police operations from the military which included hierarchical organization, uniforms, rank designations, and an authoritarian system of command and discipline. These forms of policing still exist in American police administrations today. Peel also uses these nine principles: (1) The basic mission for whom the police exist
The actual purpose of the police in theory is to deter crime before it happens. The police are first responders and they are only as effective as there public support. Law enforcements role in the judicial system is to enforce laws. The police's main role is the upkeep of the queen’s peace and to prevent and detect crime. Keeping the peace means providing a presence at known trouble hot spots for example city centres.
The history of policing is for law enforcement. Police officers were in place as protectors of the citizens. Police officers are to enforce the laws of the government on the state and federal level. There were many crimes happening without any authority figures to enforce the laws. Robert Peel who is known as the “father” of modern policing fought to improve law enforcement in England in the 1900.
They must follow very precise and orderly protocol when collecting or gathering evidence from the crime scene so it can be tested, and get the best results. A crime scene investigator must make sure that they label and mark all evidence collected at a crime scene so that they do not lose anything, have it in order, and no exactly what they have collected. They must make sure that they are knowledgeable of everything seen, heard, and collected from a crime scene because like any other job in the criminal justice world or job period they must also compose a very detailed, organized, and accurate report for each scene investigated. If need be they also must appear and testify in court to back up their findings, and make a statement of truth against the criminal involved. To me the crime scene investigator must use logical thought process, gather as much information they can from the crime scene, test everything theory possible and evidence collected to have proof of how they came to the conclusion, and end the case for both parties involved.
Sir Robert Peel believed that crime prevention could be achieved without infringing on the lives of the public. A key concept that peel believed is the people are the police and the police are the people. Mr. Peel introduced twelve principals of his theory of policing, which are as important now as they were in the 1800s. Sir Robert Peel also changed the way the citizens viewed police by requiring them to wear uniforms, and badges with identification numbers on them to make the police easily to identify. Mr. Peel’s metropolitan police force was nick named the “bobbies” after him.