First Phase of Modern Policing: 1829 – 1945 The first phase of modern policing commenced in April 1829, as Sir Robert Peel introduced “A Bill for Improving the Police in and Near the Metropolis” (Lyman, 1964, p. 150); this bill mirrored Peel’s nine principles and established what modern ethical policing would constitute. It was operationalized into what was known as the London Metropolitan Police (LMP). The LMP, a government police force (p. 150), replaced what were known as ‘night watchmen and thief catchers’, private citizens who were hired to protect against forms of criminality (Rawlings, 2008, p. 47 – 48). The LPM was legitimized as a police force, as they specifically enacted Peels seventh …show more content…
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