control, and arrested criminals (Virginia). In Rome the job was left to the army instead of an actual organization. The first “professional” police force was established in London in 1829 (National Archive) and was thought up by a man called Sir Robert Peel. He devised certain principles that are now the back bone of modern policing worldwide. One of such is that the police depends on the approval and trust of the public to effectively do their jobs, yet why should we trust the police if they…
In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Radley Balko discusses in chapter five the use of police in the 1970s. He starts of by mentioning Sam Ervin a senator from North Carolina who would try fight then President Richard Nixon Administration stance on the no knock warrant. At the time the main focus for any political election was showing the public that they were tough on crime in order to tally up votes. This started to set up policies and agencies that will soon begin the war on drugs. First thing was the…
Series name: Did you know? Episode name: The stories behind 2 bizarre archaic laws Purpose: mainly to entertain and also to inform the audience Audience: adults interested in British history Welcome to ‘Did you know?’ podcast series. This podcast episode is recorded by Mayya McManus, student of the Wirral Metropolitan College on the 6th of April 2016. Today I will be talking about the stories behind odd and outdated laws which are not urban myths and are still in force in Britain. Perhaps, you…
I was very unfamiliar with the establishment and structure of the early forms of a police forces and they way evolved into the police force that is seen today prior to reading these two chapters. Although it did not change the way I currently view policing in our society, I have learned that the way policing is carried out today is much different that the way it was carried out even a century ago. Rome for example, used a militarized Praetorian Guard hundred men to protect the emperor and the…
The transition into the new police phase was predominantly due to the contentious reforms of Sir Peel, during his time as the Home Secretary. Government funding enabled the coordination of 3,000 police officers under the Metropolitan Police Act (1829). Subsequent enactments, such as the County and Borough Police Act (1856), detailed further-reaching…
Norwell Roberts was the first black police officer recruited into the public services in 1967. Originally born in Anguilla, Norwell Roberts lost his farther when he was three years olds. Norwell had a strict upbringing still; often being made to wear a dress. This was good preparation for him being the first Black police officer (The Independent 1997). Norwell’s mother seized employment as a house main in the United Kingdom, which enabled them to move to the United Kingdom when he was 9 years…
from citrus peels using supercritical carbon dioxide liquid phase. The experiment also focused to identify/ quantify organic compounds using IR and gas chromatography. Experimental: The experiment procedure can be found in the Organic Chemistry Manual in chapter 6.2 pages 6.11-6.21 and also in Appendix D: experimental records Results and Discussion: Part A: All the lemon peel date was obtained from my lab partner Irini Petros as cited in the references (2). From 2.486 grams of lemon peels,…
Passage #3 PEEEEL & Anchor Statement Upon booking the wrong course for swimming, the narrator immerses the reader in her consistently problematic experience. By integrating dialog when she reveals that “[She] can only swim with a snorkel” this adds an immersive factor into the writer’s shared experience because the reader is given insight into the author’s personal thoughts on the realization of her lack of ability to swim proficiently. Furthermore, the awkward adventurer expresses her…
ummary and explanations of the 12 standards of Robert Peel are: Police must be stable and efficient meaning the police must have military type training and military type ranking. The police must be under government control, this statement requires that officers must report any and all activities that they witness and do a follow-up. Officers are also to enforce the government laws whether they like them are not. It is against code for police officers to go on strike. The absence of crime…
Many guidelines for American ways came from England and Sir Robert Peel’s Nine Principles of Policing is the “Magna Carta” to our Police code of ethics. The United States is a fairly new country that developed large cities with huge populations like New York. The outstanding population of New York and other big cities made them dangerous because they became a common ground for crime. There was too many people with no solid form of accountability. Therefore, a police force was formed in these…