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The founding of the police force
Lawyer Harry Potter explains how 成人快手 Secretary Robert Peel's reform of the criminal justice system brought to an end the system known as The Bloody Code. With only the Riot Act as a means of restoring order, Peel now sought to reform how the law was enforced through the creation of a professional police force. Former 成人快手 Secretary Douglas Hurd explains why there was opposition to Peel鈥檚 police force. Peel argued that the role of the police was to control crime rather than the people.
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