Sir Robert Peel: The Founder of Modern Policing

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Sir Robert Peel was born in 1788 and died in 1850. He was known as the founder of modern policing. He was born in Bury Lancashine. Peel was a social reformist and served as a prime minister twice and was a home secretary. When Peel was a prime minister he passed modern legislation which addressed working class problems. He also was the creator of the act of 1842 which was the prohibiting of women and children from working in underground mines. Peel also did the factory act of 1844 which set fourth how many hours women and children could work in a factory. When Peel was doing a home secretary he introduced a bunch of reforms to the British criminal laws. One was the penal code system which made fewer crimes that carried the death penalty and

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