Blue Locust?

When Sir Robert Peel created the Metropolitan Police Force in 1829 he knew that he was doing so without the support of a large percentage of the population. The anxieties of people centred around two facts. First, that the police would 'spy' on them as they went about their everyday activity and second, the militia had been used to break up civil unrest and riot and they often resorted to using their swords resulting in death and injury.

To allay some of this anxiety Peel and his two Commissioners, Sir Charles Rowan and Sir Richard Mayne, decided that the 'new police' would wear a uniform. The idea was that they would then be highly visible so that people would not associate them with the covert activity of spying. In choosing a uniform Peel wanted something that did not associate the police with the militia who wore a uniform of red and gold. So a blue coloured uniform was chosen, one with a tail coat and a black top hat. This made the police look like a locust, hence the nickname 'The Blue Locust.'

Lecturing in The following issues:

• The history of policing
• Leadership in policing
• Engaging communities
• Leading citizen focus
• Developing strategies for neighbourhood policing
• The importance of quality policing.

Consultancy in a wide range of policing services including:

• Community engagement
• Police leadership
• Confidence and satisfaction in the police
• Developing Neighbourhood Policing Strategies
• Citizen Focus

Training in: -

• Community/neighbourhood policing
  Zero Tolerance and Problem Oriented Policing
• Police leadership
• Leading teams
• Developing teams