Pelican Principles

Question 1

How many Peelian principles are there?

Answer 1

There are nine pelican principles

Question 2

What is the concept of ‘Procedural Justice’?

Answer 2

The degree to which someone perceives people in authority to apply processes and decisions about them, in a fair and just way

Question 3

What was the goal of Robert Peel in establishing his Pelican Principles?

Answer 3

To define an ethical police force

Question 4

Principle 1:

What was the basic mission of the Police force?

Answer 4

To prevent crime and disorder

Question 5

Principle 2:

The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon what?

Answer 5

Public approval of police actions

Question 6

Principle 3:

Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to … ?

Answer 6

secure and maintain the respect of the public

Question 7

Principle 4:

The degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to the … ?

Answer 7

necessity of the use of physical force

Question 8

Principle 5:

Police seek and preserve public favour not by pandering to public opinion but by … ?

Answer 8

constantly demonstrating absolute impartial service to the law

Question 9

Principle 6:

Police use physical force to the extent necessary to secure observance of the law or to restore order only when … ?

Answer 9

the exercise of persuasion, advice and warning is found to be insufficient
(Force is a last resort)

Question 10

Principle 7:
Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that … ?

Answer 10

The police are the public, and the public are the police, the police being paid to give their full attention to duties in the interest of community welfare and existence

Question 11

Principle 8:

Police should always direct their action strictly towards their … ?

Answer 11

functions and never appear to usurp the powers of the judiciary

Question 12

Principle 9:

What is the test of police efficiency?

Answer 12

the absence of crime and disorder not the visible evidence of police action in dealing with it

Question 13

The reforms introduced by Sir Robert Peel and the first Police Commissioners were based on a philosophy that the power of the police comes from … ?

Answer 13

The consent of the public