Bobbies

Part I of Essay
At a time when the only people trying to put a stop to criminals were constables and hired watchmen under the authority of various private business', there was a great need for an organized, efficient police force. The inability of these people to stop rising crime came to ....

Part II of Essay
.... where he accomplished various things including securing the suppression in 1814 of the Catholic Board, introducing the Peace Preservation Act of 1814 (establishing an Irish police force known as the Royal Irish Constabulary), and handling the Irish famine in 1817 which brought him many praises. Peel's return to Parliament came when he lead a Protestant party to defeat the emancipation bill which allowed Catholics membership in Parliament. Peel's first interest in police began when acting as home secretary in Parliament. As home secretary, Peel ....