Policing by ConsentThe principle that police authority rests on approval, not force.Criminal JusticeThe nine principles, in the form usually taught.PrinciplesThe purpose of police is to prevent crimePower depends on public approvalCooperation falls as force is usedThe police are the public, the public the policeSuccess is absence of crime, not visible actionIn practiceConsent is uneven across communitiesA normative standard, not a descriptionUsed to test practice, not to record itLegitimacy has to be earned repeatedlyAttributed to Peel, but written laterEducational reference. Historians dispute the attribution of the nineprinciples to Peel himself; the standard still functions.Policing by Consentlearnposters.com
Policing by Consent — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Policing by Consent poster

10 entries in 2 groups.

The nine principles, in the form usually taught.

Educational reference. Historians dispute the attribution of the nine principles to Peel himself; the standard still functions.

Questions about the Policing by Consent poster

What’s on the Policing by Consent poster?
10 entries in 2 groups. The nine principles, in the form usually taught. Principles: The purpose of police is to prevent crime, Power depends on public approv…; In practice: Consent is uneven across communities, A normative standard, not a descri…. Educational reference. Historians dispute the attribution of the nine principles to Peel himself; the standard still functions.
Who is the Policing by Consent poster for?
Policing by Consent belongs to the Criminal Justice section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning policing can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Policing by Consent poster?
Use it as a standard to test practice against, not as a description of it. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Policing by Consent belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Policing by Consent?
Procedural Justice, Body-Worn Cameras and The Broken Windows Debate sit alongside Policing by Consent in the Criminal Justice section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Procedural JusticeBody-Worn CamerasThe Broken Windows Debate
Is the Policing by Consent poster free to download and print?
Yes. Policing by Consent downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Criminal Justice section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Policing by Consent poster print at?
Policing by Consent is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Policing by Consent loses nothing.Printing guide

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