First professional police force created by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel

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Government

Place

United Kingdom

Date

1829

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Established in London, this was the first uniformed police force in Britain. Peel's reforms as home secretary included abolishing the death penalty for nearly 100 crimes. [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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