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  2. Custodian helmet - Wikipedia

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    The custodian helmet is the headgear traditionally worn by male police constables and sergeants while on foot patrol in England and Wales. [3] Officers of all ranks in most forces are also issued a flat, peaked cap that is worn on mobile patrol in a vehicle. Ranks above sergeant wear the peaked cap only.

  3. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The custodian helmet which is synonymous with the "bobby on the beat" image is frequently worn by male officers in England and Wales (and formerly in Scotland), while the equivalent for female officers is the "bowler" hat.

  4. Police uniforms and equipment in the United Kingdom

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    Their effects are designed to be short-lived and exposure to fresh moving air will normally result in a significant recovery within 15–20 minutes. The CS spray issued by UK police services contains a 5% solution of CS whilst Captor sprays contain a 0.3% solution of PAVA. PAVA is significantly more potent than CS. [30]

  5. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    Scarper!") – possibly from Robert Peel, who also gave his name to two other slang terms for the police: peelers (archaic) and bobbies (becoming old-fashioned). rubbish * worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; metaphorically: bad human output, such as a weak argument or a poorly written novel (US: trash ...

  6. Metropolitan Police Act 1829 - Wikipedia

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    The Act was the enabling legislation for what is often considered to be the first modern police force, the "bobbies" or "peelers" (after Peel), which later served as the model for modern urban policing throughout Britain.

  7. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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    UK, derogatory name referencing the modern police uniforms and armed squads of Italian Fascists under Benito Mussolini. Blues and Twos UK, from the flashing blue lights and the two-tone siren on a police car. Blueband UK, from the blue cap-band worn by PCSOs. [citation needed] Bluebottle Antique name for the police referring to the old-style ...

  8. Robert Peel - Wikipedia

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    The 1,000 constables employed were affectionately nicknamed 'bobbies' or, somewhat less affectionately, 'peelers'. Although unpopular at first, they proved very successful in cutting crime in London, [ 44 ] and, by 1857, all cities in Britain were obliged to form their own police forces. [ 45 ]

  9. History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The new constables were nicknamed 'peelers' or 'bobbies' after the Home Secretary, Robert Peel. 1831: Special Constables Act 1831 passed. 1835: Municipal Corporations Act 1835 passed. The act required each borough in England and Wales to establish a Watch Committee, who had the duty of appointing constables "for the preserving of the peace ...