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Peel's Prevention-First Policing Model
- Sir Robert Peel designed modern police to prevent crime through visible, calm patrols rather than punish after the fact.
- His ideas of uniforms, badge numbers, and non-firearm patrols shaped policing philosophy but didn't fully transfer to the U.S.
Slave Patrols As State Terror
- Slave patrols in the early South were organized, state-sanctioned forces to chase and punish escaped slaves and suppress rebellion.
- They used terror, corporal punishment, and tracking dogs to enforce white supremacy and prevent insurrection.
Missouri's Early Slave Laws And Patrols
- Missouri law in 1825 banned free Black people from entering and established slave patrols the same year.
- Patrols could lash slaves 10–30 times and worked at least 12 hours a month for low pay.