Professional Policing: Sir Robert Peel's Principles in Modern Practice

This report delves into the core principles of professional policing, focusing on the Peelian Principles established by Sir Robert Peel. It provides an in-depth analysis of these principles, which include crime prevention, securing public approval, and maintaining public cooperation. The report discusses how these principles are reflected in modern policing policies and practices, exploring their relevance in addressing contemporary challenges. It examines the importance of police power, the degree of public cooperation, and the appropriate use of force, and it highlights the significance of maintaining a strong relationship between the police and the public. Furthermore, the report emphasizes the need for police officers to adhere to ethical standards and to demonstrate effectiveness through crime reduction. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of these principles in ensuring that policing is conducted legally and ethically. It also emphasizes the skills required to be a successful police officer and the significance of the Peelian Principles in shaping current policing strategies, ensuring the security of society.

The Idea and Purpose
of Professional
Policing

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Drawing upon Sir Robert Peel’s ‘Peelian Principles’, discuss how these principles are
reflected in policing policy and practice today...........................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Policing is considered as activities or practices carry out by the police officer in order to
prevent laws as well as order at the public place or society. In addition to this, it also ensure that
there is implication of fair as well as legal practices in the area of public life. There are several
basic goals of policing such as providing services, protect civil rights, preserve the peace,
prevent crime and many others (Laurila, 2020). The respective report is based on determining the
peelian principles by the Sir Robert Peel. He is a British statesman as well as member of
conservative party, who serve twice as the Prime Minister at United Kingdom. Along with this,
report also include aspects which reflect how respective principles impact on the policing policy
as well as practice currently.
MAIN BODY
Drawing upon Sir Robert Peel’s ‘Peelian Principles’, discuss how these principles are reflected
in policing policy and practice today.
Sir Robert Peel established the London Metropolitan Police Force in year 1829. He is
known as the Father of Modern Policing as well as his commissioners developed a list related to
the policing principles which remain as urgent and crucial in current time. This will include three
main ideas as well as nine principles. The underpinning standards or principles for the policing in
Wales and England taken through HMIC's Annual Assessment of policing in the England as well
as Wales 2013/ 2014. Sir Robert Peel become as home secretary in year 1822 as well as in 1829.
He mainly develop first full time, centrally organized and professional police in the England and
Wales mainly for the Grater London locations. There are main nine peelian principles developed
by Sir Robert Peel, which are explained below:-
 To prevent crime and disorder – It is considered as principle according to which it is
essential for police officers to prevent crime as well as disorders at society. In respect of
this, they may get repression by the military forces as well as severity of the legal
punishments (A Brief History of the New Westminster Police Department, 2020). In
respect of this police conduct proper evaluation of society as well as they also develop
rules, regulation and polices in order to prevent crime as well as disorders. In current
times there is increment in crime and disorder rate so in this situation police develop

strategies related to fines as well as punishment. Through this criminal minded people
feel fear and try to avoid doing such activities.
 To recognised the police power and performance – According to this principle of peelian,
it is essential to always recognised the power of police in order to fulfil their duties and
functions (Lynn, 2020). That are dependent on the approval of public of its actions,
behaviour as well as existence and it also include ability of police to secure as well as
maintain the public respect. In respect of current time, police generally conduct their
duties according to need, requirement and expectation of people. It is so because through
that they able to ensure that all the works are conducted in proper as well as effective
manner for the attainment of desire types of security at the society.
 To determine always what to maintain and secure – In respect of this peelian principle,
police officers must secured the proper and willing cooperation among the public in
respect of voluntary observance. This must be done on the basis of the laws or rules
which are related to the security as well as maintenance in respect of the public or
society. In this police officers mainly evaluate as well as observe the laws or rules in
order to ensure that all society is safe and secure from the criminal situation. In context of
current situation it is essential for the police to understand current situation according to
which they can maintain the policies, rules and regulation that help in ensuring that
society is secure or safe.
 To determine degree of corporation of public to police – According to the context of
respective principle of it is essential to determine the degree of cooperation of the society
which help in securing diminishes proportionately in respect of necessity. This is
generally done according to the use of physical forces as well as it also include
compulsion for the achieving police aim or objectives (Miró-Llinares, 2020). In respect
of this peelian principle developed by Sir Robert Peel in current situation it is essential
for the police officers to maintain effective relationship with public as that will help them
in conduct their work effectively. In additional to this it also help in ensuring that there is
proper as well as safe environment in the society.
 Police force seek and preserve the public favour – In respect of this peelian principle it is
essential for police to seek as well as preserve the pubic favour not through the pandering
to the public view. On the hand, by the perpetually demonstrating absolute impartial

services related to laws in respect of proper independence of policy as well as without
regarding to the justice or injustices. Moreover, this is related to the substance of an
individual laws by being ready of the individual services as well as friendship to all
people or society without respect to their social or wealth standing (Peach, 2020). In
addition to this, by get ready related to the exercises of courtesy as well as friendly
effective humour as well as by get ready of offering of person sacrifice in preserving as
well as protecting life. This will help in developing effective rules, regulations and
policies according to requirement of society.
 Police use physical forces to extent – In respect of this, principle developed by Sir Robert
Peel police force may use physical forces only when there is exercise of persuasion,
warning as well as advice is determined to be insufficient to get pubic cooperation. This
is done to be extent which is essential to secure observance of rules or laws in the restore
order as well as to use minimum degree of physical forces. This is generally essential on
a specific particular occasion for attaining police aim or objective. In respect of current
situation it is essential for police to use physical forces in order to ensure that all people
are following their rules and regulation effectively.
 To maintain all times relationship with the public – According to this principle developed
by Sir Robert Peel in order to maintain all time relationship along with the society or
public (Schnobrich-Davis, Block and Lupacchino, 2020). This will provide reality to the
historic tradition according to which police are considered as public as well as public are
consider as police. In respect of this, police are considered as the only member of the
pubic who get paid to provide full time attention to their responsibilities or duties. These
are those which are incumbent on every people in the interest of the community welfare
as well as existence.
 To always recognised need for strict adherence – In respect of this peelian principle
developed by Sir Robert Peel police must be direct its action properly in order to ensure
that all works are conducting in proper way. In addition to this they also never appear to
assume the powers related to judiciary related to avenging a person or state. Moreover it
is also related to the authoritative judging guilt as well as punishing guilty aspects. In
respect of current situation by adopting this principle police able to ensure that their rules,
regulation and policies are conduct and strictly follow.

 To determine always which test police effectiveness – According to respective peelian
principle which is introduced by Sir Robert Peel it is essential to test the effectiveness of
police (Stottand et. al., 2020). This can be determined through the decreasing rate of
crime as well as disorder. Moreover it respect of this, it not considered any visible
evidence of the police action which is dealing with it. This will help police officers in
developing effective as well as appropriate decision according to maintaining effective
and safe situation for society. In addition to this, it also show effectiveness of the police
in the nation.
CONCLUSION
By analysing above mentioned topic it can be summarised that in every nation it is
essential to follow policing practices in effective manner as that will help in conducting work in
legal as well as ethical manner. There are several skills required in order to become a successful
police officer such as open minded, resilience, maturity, communication skill, good interpersonal
skill, handling responsibility skill and many more. In addition to this, there is is peelian
principles which are developed by Sir Robert Peel as well as these principle impact on the
policing policy as well as practice in current time. It is necessary for the police offers to follow
the peelian principles developed by Sir Robert Peel as that will help them in conducting their
work in effective as well as appropriate manner. Along with this, it also help in ensuring that
security work of society is conducted in best manner for attaining desire goal.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Laurila, K., 2020. The Ethical Space of Engagement Between Indigenous Women and Girls of a
Drum Circle and White, Settler Men of a Police Chorus: Implications for Policing
Ideology, Policies, and Practices. Journal of Leadership, Accountability & Ethics, 17(4).
Lynn, B., 2020. Policing Farm Crime: An Exploratory Study of Agricultural Crime Units.
Miró-Llinares, F., 2020. Predictive policing: Utopia or dystopia? On attitudes towards the use of
big data algorithms for law enforcement. SocArXiv. January, 13.
Peach, D.H., 2020. Blue Lives Memorialized: Collective Memory and the Production of Ideology
and Injustice in American Policing (Doctoral dissertation, Eastern Kentucky
University).
Schnobrich-Davis, J., Block, S. and Lupacchino, J., 2020. Analysis of Herman Goldstein
Problem-Oriented Policing Awards from 1993-2017. Policing: A Journal of Policy and
Practice, 14(3), pp.616-629.
Stott, C. and et. al., 2020. Making an Impact on Policing and Crime: Psychological Research,
Policy and Practice. Routledge.
Online
A Brief History of the New Westminster Police Department. 2020. [Online]. Available
through:<https://www.nwpolice.org/inside-new-westminster-police-department/
history/>.