The following year the Metropolitan Police Act was passed and by September the "Bobbies" or "Peelers" were on the streets. They were not always successful, they certainly were not popular, but the force proved to be the foundation of modern policing in Britain.” The Metropolitan Police Act guaranteed the standards that formed the current English police force. To begin with, the essential method of policing was the visible presence of uniformed police officers. Furthermore, order and control had to be maintained through a centralized, pseudo-military authoritarian structure. Today, the nine principles formulated by Sir Robert Peel can be seen around the world, within law enforcement