Bentham and the Philosophical Nature of Preventive Policing

The Thames River Police was established in 1798 by merchant and statistician Patrick Colquhoun, based on a proposal by master mariner John Harriot. The first regular police force in England, the River Police sought to deter theft and other crime in the Pool of London by a continued patrol presence....

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Published in:International criminal justice review 2021-09, Vol.31 (3), p.263-265
Main Authors: Rossmo, D. Kim, Summers, Lucia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminal justice
Law enforcement
Police
Policing
Theft
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Summary:The Thames River Police was established in 1798 by merchant and statistician Patrick Colquhoun, based on a proposal by master mariner John Harriot. The first regular police force in England, the River Police sought to deter theft and other crime in the Pool of London by a continued patrol presence. It's primary function was preventive, differing in purpose from that of the Bow Street Runners which operated reactively to reports of crime. This important distinction was influenced by Jeremy Bentham who differentiated preventive police from justice.
ISSN:1057-5677
1556-3855
DOI:10.1177/1057567718813424