Sir Robert Peel
By Cherrie Cooper
CJA/214
11/12/2011
Professor Stephen Szabo

Historically the organization of policing in the United States wasn’t organized and structured appropriately, until an English man by the name of Sir Robert Peel enacted a legislation that changed the prior organization of policing in the United States. According to (Siegel & Senna, 2008, p. 162). ”Sir Robert Peel’s legislation that established their first organized police force in London” In 1829 of London, Sir Robert Peel referred to as England’s home secretary developed the Metropolitan Police Act, a concept or idea to improve the organization of police. The Metropolitan Police Act was the first organized police, employed more than 1,000 men, who wore a distinctive uniform, led by two magistrates, and later became known as “bobbies” after their creator. Though the Metropolitan Police Act improved policing and successfully achieved its’ goal, it was a difficult process, in (Siegel & Senna, 2008, p. 162). States “The early bobbies suffered many problems. Many were corrupt, they were unsuccessful at stopping crime, and they were influenced by the wealthy. Owners of houses of ill repute who in the past had guaranteed their undisturbed operations by bribing watchmen now turned their attention to the Bobbies. Metropolitan police administrators fought constantly to terminate cowardly, corrupt, and alcoholic officers, dismissing in the beginning about one-third of the bobbies each year” The act was so successful carried out it spread nationwide and became acceptable by many who developed an organized law enforcement within their area. The United States accepted the British model as well. The model consisted of three elements: mission, strategy, and organizational structure. Emphasis of the mission was crime prevention. Overall an idea to prevent crime before it happens. The