Case study: The reforms of Robert Peel

Question 1

What was his profession at the start?

Answer 1

Home sectary in 1822
Prime Minister- 1834-1835 and then 1841-1846

Question 2

How did he reform the penal code?

Answer 2

By reducing the number of crimes punishable by death by 100.

Question 3

1823 Goals Act

Answer 3

-Prisoners should receive regular visits from prison chaplains.
- Gaolers should be paid (not take money from prisoners).
-Female prisoners should be watched by female wardens.
-Prisoners should not be held in irons or chains.

Question 4

What happened in 1822?

Answer 4

Robert Peel set up a parliamentary committee to look into the issue of policing.

Question 5

What did the economic downturn in 1826 lead to?

Answer 5

-Unemployment.
-Poverty.
-Crime wave and rioting.
-Army had to restore order.

Question 6

When was the first Metropolitan police set up?

Answer 6

In September 1829.

Question 7

Why was the fear of the police?

Answer 7

They thought the police would:
-Limit individual liberties
- Be a military-style presence on the street
-Fear a French-style police force in London
-Increased costs on taxpayers.