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Police Administration and Progressive Reform Theodore Roosevelt as Police Commissioner of New York
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Jay Stuart Berman
Book Code: BMO/
ISBN: 0-313-25554-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-25554-0
167 pages, bibliog.
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/3/1987
List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Criminology and Penology
Series Number: 19
Reviews:
  • . . . a successful research effort. The analysis is concise, well written and well organized and does provide an informative overview of Theodore Roosevelt's term as police commissioner. Historians, criminal justicians and audiences interested in understanding the complexities of governmental and police reform should find this work of interest.
    —American Journal of Police
Description: While recent research in criminal justice has made major contributions to the rapid advancements and changes that have occurred in the field, little effort has been devoted to developing a historical perspective on the processes and institutions of the criminal justice system. Seeking to expand our understanding of significant historical antecedents, Professor Berman focusses on the law enforcement reforms of Theodore Roosevelt, who was a pivotal figure in the evolution of the American police department. In the first full-length study of the subject, the author considers Roosevelt's term as police commissioner (1895-1897) in the context of Progressive Era urban reform, and he analyzes the professional model Roosevelt developed, its strengths and weaknesses, and its implications for contemporary criminal justice.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Progressives and the Police
  • The Taming of the Tiger
  • Teddy Comes to Town
  • Reform on Mulberry Street
  • Applied Efficiency: The Professional Model
  • Enforced Morality: The Legalistic Style
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 87-8651
LCC Class: HV8148
Dewey Class: 352.2
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