State Police in the United States

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State Police in the United States A Socio-Historical Analysis

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H. Kenneth Bechtel

Book Code: BSZ/

ISBN: 0-313-26380-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26380-4

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192 pages, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 2/28/1995

List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Criminology and Penology

Series Number: 47

Description: Largely neglected by historians, political scientists, and criminal justice specialists, the available literature on the state police tends to be highly partisan and largely out of date. Based on legislative analysis and historical case study, this is an original contribution to our understanding of the development of the institution of the state police in the United States. Arguing that the creation of state police agencies was the result of a political process that reflected the interplay of a number of different forces, this is a rebuttal of rival interpretations of police development. The work should be of interest to criminal justice educators and political scientists on a college and university level, and to police historians.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
What Do We Know About the State Police?
State Police Development, 1835-1941
State Police in Historical Context
State Police Development in Illinois
The State Police Reform Movement in Illinois
Creating the State Police in Colorado
Analysis of the State Police Reform Movement
State Police Research
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 94-30929

LCC Class: HV7965

Dewey Class: 363.2


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