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ARTICLE · 25 SEPTEMBER 2013

Policing In A Digital Age

Policing in Britain has changed over the 184 years since Sir Robert Peel founded the modern police force.

United KingdomMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

Policing in Britain has changed over the 184 years since Sir Robert Peel founded the modern police force. The challenges facing the Metropolitan Police then were radically different from those faced by forces nationwide today. What hasn't changed is the relevance of then Home Secretary Peel's 'Nine Principles', upon which the first official force was established. These principles are centred on relationship building, focusing on prevention over cure, encouraging public policing and demonstrating transparency.

Last year Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were introduced in England and Wales - marking the most significant policing 'shake-up' in fifty years – with elected individuals mandated to hold police forces to account and ensure that they are answerable to the communities they serve. Innovation in technology is changing the way citizens interact with organisations, private and public  and police forces must change too if they wish to remain effective in

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