SOC327 Chapter Notes - Chapter class: Absenteeism, Ingroups And Outgroups, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
15 Apr 2016
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Early policing was a community responsibility; however, in 1829, amid rising fears of crime and disorder, the first full-time police force was created in london by sir robert peel with the introduction of the metropolitan police act. Facing intense criticism, peel attempted to legitimize the new police force by maintaining that the police would: serve the interests of all citizens include the prevention of crime as part of their mandate be recruited from the working class. Meet high standards for recruitment and training be chosen from the community be proactive rather than reactive class addition. Early on policing tended to be a community thing, people policed themselves. Early 1800 in london , cite of early industrialization, accompanying growth of population ( urbanization) => pretty serious concerns, experience problems with prostitution, violence, theft. => peel proposed a very clear vision of policing , introduced metropolitan police act , Efforts will be directed on preventing crime ( novel idea at that time),
