Sir Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel was born on February 5, 1788, in Lancashire, England. He died on July 2, 1850, in London. He was the founder of the conservative party, and he repealed the 1846 corn laws that had restricted the imports. Peel was the son of a politician and rich textile- manufacturer, and this made him become the first minister of Britain who had an industrial business background. He got in the House of Commons in 1809, and he was a rising star in Tory party. He then became part of the cabinet as a Home Secretary, where he served from 1822 to 1827 (BBC, 2011). He reformed as well as liberalized the criminal law. He also came up with the modern police force, which led to the creation of new officers. He then became the House of Commons leader after he finished his term as the home secretary.

Robert Peel became the “father of modern policing.” He came up with several policing principles. They included preventing crime and disorder as an alternative to military force repression and legal punishment severity.  The other was based on recognizing that the police had the power to fulfill their duties and functions depending on their behaviors’ public approval (History of sir Robert peel 2nd baronet – GOV.UK, n.d). The public was also to cooperate so that the police’s use of physical force and compulsion was diminished. The policies impacted the United States of America since the force was done away with, and women had an opportunity to join the police force as patrol officers.

References

BBC. (2011, February 18). History: Sir Robert Peel. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/peel_sir_robert.shtml

History of sir Robert peel 2nd baronet – GOV.UK. (n.d.). Welcome to GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/robert-peel-2nd-baronet