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Nov 9, 2017 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
The Peelian principles summarise the ideas that Sir Robert Peel developed to define an ethical police force.
The approach expressed in these principles is commonly known as policing by consent.
In this model of policing, police officers are regarded as citizens in uniform. 1) To prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to their repression by military force and severity of legal punishment.