How Did Robert Peel Contribute To Policing

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Sir Robert Peel’s Contributions to Policing
Policing in England and Colonial America was ineffective and consisted of social disorganization. The United States did not have any formal policing entities, so citizens developed their own form of law and order. Only to add to the problem, America was experiencing and increase in population which increased crime and social disorder. In England people were resistant to police forces because they were used for corruption and to suppress the people of their rights (Gaines & Kappeler, 2015). It was not until Sir Robert Peel introduced his ideologies and principles developed for England’s Metropolitan Police that influenced management and effective policing in England and early America.
In the 1800s, England was in an uproar over widespread disorder and rioting in which the government could not get under control. According to Gaines and Kappeler (2015), England’s authorities did not have enough resources to control crime. Constables and the locals formed watch groups and local militias were used to control local problems. Troops were sent in to try and enforce order and spies tracked down those suspected of crimes (p. 81). A similar system was found in America where …show more content…

Due to such disorder, Peel introduced the bill of Parliament to improve the mission, organizational structure, and strategy of the Metropolitan police. The Metropolitan Police Act introduced the outline of a single authority to be responsible for one area and started operation in 1829 under six divisions (Gaines and Kappaler, 2015). The Metropolitan Police were often called Bobbies or Peeler’s in reference to Sir Robert Peel’s influence. Sir Robert Peel’s vision was to reform the police by creating a force to manage social conflict from urbanization and industrialization taking place in

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