Robert Peel
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 03-06-18 21:57
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- Robert Peel
- Prime minister/ effective politician
- from 1834-1835 and in 1841-1846
- well known for changing criminal law by reforming prisons and setting up the metropolitan police
- well informed and open to new ideas
- good at seeing bills through parliament
- made the most of his roles as prime minister and home secretary to implement his ideas.
- Goals Act of 1823 was introduced
- Prisoners to receive regular visits from chaplains
- Gaolers had to be paid
- had little effect because there were no paid inspectors to make sure they were being done
- Female prisoners to be watched over by female wardens
- Prisoners could not be held in chains or irons.
- The Met Police 1826
- there was an economic downturn which resulted in more crime.
- Peel thought there should be a more effective system
- had to investigate crime and catch crime in the act
- the night watch only had to catch crime in the act
- not as well structured as the Met Police
- had to do other duties e.g. street cleaning
- the night watch only had to catch crime in the act
- poorly perceived - public thought that they would limit their liberties and worried that there would be a military style on the street
- Peel tried to stop opinions like these forming by making the police recruits act like any other citizen
- there was an economic downturn which resulted in more crime.
- Criticisms of the Police force
- accused of being drunk on duty
- limit individual liberties
- increased costs imposed on tax payers
- greedy
- violent
- poorly trained
- immoral tendencies
- Prime minister/ effective politician
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