Peel, widely regarded as the father of modern policing, was heavily influenced by the social and legal philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, who called for a strong and centralized, but politically neutral, police force for the maintenance of social order, for the protection of people from crime and to act as a visible deterrent to urban crime and disorder. Peel decided to standardise the police force as an official paid profession, to organise it in a civilian fashion, and to make it answerable to the public. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was the 'father of modern policing'? ANS1 Peel QSN2 Whose philosophy influenced Peel? ANS2 Jeremy Bentham QSN3 What political position did Bentham think police should have? ANS3 neutral QSN4 How did Peel standardize police? ANS4 as an official paid profession QSN5 How did Peel organize police? ANS5 in a civilian fashion