The Father of Modern Policing
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:27 am
My weekly meandering at the library lead me to this fellow.
- Sir Robert Peel 1788-1850
Interesting quote and something to ponder:
"The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence."
See his nine principles of policing here: http://www.nwpolice.org/peel.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Sir Robert Peel 1788-1850
Interesting quote and something to ponder:
"The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence."
See his nine principles of policing here: http://www.nwpolice.org/peel.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;