How Did Sir Robert Peele Influence Policing
The history of the Police
Jared Glover
CJA/214
Introduction to Police Theory and Practices
Professor Nicholas
The history of the Police
Ever since people have been somewhat civilized they have been making ways to protect themselves and their property. In our modern times our tax money goes to the police force in our community and our country to enforce laws and protect the citizens. In this paper we are going to look at the contributions of Sir Robert Peel to the modern state of the police. We will also be looking at the relationship between the U.S. government and the policing organizations throughout the United States and how this relationship may affect police practices.
As I have mentioned earlier some sort of policing has been …show more content…
around for a long time, however the way we view modern policing can be traced back to Sir Robert Peel who devoted the last years of his life to develop a force whose theories and practices can still be seen today. Sir Robert Peel once famously said “the police are the people and the people are the police”
While putting together the force Peel came up with nine elements that are still the base of police practices today.
These nine elements revolve around community policing efforts and include extensive training in problem analysis and solving, facilitation, community organization, mediation and conflict resolution, resource identification and use, networking, and cross-cultural understanding. Sir Robert Peel 's first principle was that the "basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder". Peel established the police, also known as "Bobbies”. The introduction of “beats” was performed by Bobbies as a form of patrolling. Our law enforcement agencies still have police patrolling the streets with the goal of preventing crime. Public approval and cooperation are the basis of Sir Robert Peel 's next five principles of effective policing. Peel stated that the ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions and they must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public. In our diverse society, it is necessary for police to understand the different cultures that make up the communities that they patrol. This can be accomplished through multi-cultural training and …show more content…
education.
There are two levels of police in the United States: Federal and State. The Federal Level includes organizations like the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration etc. These organizations get their authority from Article 1 section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which ensures Congress ' power to regulate taxes and interstate commerce. Both the Federal and local law enforcements get there funding from our taxes, but they have vastly different roles and responsibilities. The FBI for example pursues criminals who have or are likely to cross state and country boundaries or who have committed a federal crime. The DEA enforces laws on substances that have a tax ban on them.
The State level has three Sub-levels of police: State Trooper, County Sheriff and Local/City Police.
State Troopers, also known as State Police and Highway Patrol, have Jurisdiction (policing authority) across the entire state but mainly patrol areas and projects that are maintained and operated by other State Level agencies, such as the Highways and State Government Buildings. County Sheriffs maintain and operate the county Jails and Patrol the unincorporated areas (areas not within city limits) within a county and provide policing services to Cities who contract the Sheriff 's department as local police. Certain Departments, such as San Bernardino County Sheriff 's Department in California provide search and rescue services. City/Local police serve cities and patrol within City limits. Every State Policing organization follows the state 's Penal Code. County Sheriffs also enforce county mandates. Local Police follow both county mandates and city ordinances. Every state is self-governing over their own land so each is different in regards to their Penal
Codes.
The two points that I was trying to get through in this paper are that Sir Robert Peel established that police and the people of the community are equal in terms of effective policing. Also it is extremely necessary to have effective communication between the two in order for any concept to be successful.
REFERENCES
Langeluttig, Albert (1927). The Department of Justice of the United States. Johns Hopkins Press. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States http://voices.yahoo.com/law-enforcement-sir-robert-peels-concept-community-638595.html?cat=17
Jared Glover
CJA/214
Introduction to Police Theory and Practices
Professor Nicholas
The history of the Police
Ever since people have been somewhat civilized they have been making ways to protect themselves and their property. In our modern times our tax money goes to the police force in our community and our country to enforce laws and protect the citizens. In this paper we are going to look at the contributions of Sir Robert Peel to the modern state of the police. We will also be looking at the relationship between the U.S. government and the policing organizations throughout the United States and how this relationship may affect police practices.
As I have mentioned earlier some sort of policing has been …show more content…
around for a long time, however the way we view modern policing can be traced back to Sir Robert Peel who devoted the last years of his life to develop a force whose theories and practices can still be seen today. Sir Robert Peel once famously said “the police are the people and the people are the police”
While putting together the force Peel came up with nine elements that are still the base of police practices today.
These nine elements revolve around community policing efforts and include extensive training in problem analysis and solving, facilitation, community organization, mediation and conflict resolution, resource identification and use, networking, and cross-cultural understanding. Sir Robert Peel 's first principle was that the "basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder". Peel established the police, also known as "Bobbies”. The introduction of “beats” was performed by Bobbies as a form of patrolling. Our law enforcement agencies still have police patrolling the streets with the goal of preventing crime. Public approval and cooperation are the basis of Sir Robert Peel 's next five principles of effective policing. Peel stated that the ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions and they must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public. In our diverse society, it is necessary for police to understand the different cultures that make up the communities that they patrol. This can be accomplished through multi-cultural training and …show more content…
education.
There are two levels of police in the United States: Federal and State. The Federal Level includes organizations like the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration etc. These organizations get their authority from Article 1 section 8 of the U.S. Constitution which ensures Congress ' power to regulate taxes and interstate commerce. Both the Federal and local law enforcements get there funding from our taxes, but they have vastly different roles and responsibilities. The FBI for example pursues criminals who have or are likely to cross state and country boundaries or who have committed a federal crime. The DEA enforces laws on substances that have a tax ban on them.
The State level has three Sub-levels of police: State Trooper, County Sheriff and Local/City Police.
State Troopers, also known as State Police and Highway Patrol, have Jurisdiction (policing authority) across the entire state but mainly patrol areas and projects that are maintained and operated by other State Level agencies, such as the Highways and State Government Buildings. County Sheriffs maintain and operate the county Jails and Patrol the unincorporated areas (areas not within city limits) within a county and provide policing services to Cities who contract the Sheriff 's department as local police. Certain Departments, such as San Bernardino County Sheriff 's Department in California provide search and rescue services. City/Local police serve cities and patrol within City limits. Every State Policing organization follows the state 's Penal Code. County Sheriffs also enforce county mandates. Local Police follow both county mandates and city ordinances. Every state is self-governing over their own land so each is different in regards to their Penal
Codes.
The two points that I was trying to get through in this paper are that Sir Robert Peel established that police and the people of the community are equal in terms of effective policing. Also it is extremely necessary to have effective communication between the two in order for any concept to be successful.
REFERENCES
Langeluttig, Albert (1927). The Department of Justice of the United States. Johns Hopkins Press. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States http://voices.yahoo.com/law-enforcement-sir-robert-peels-concept-community-638595.html?cat=17