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State Police in the United States A Socio-Historical Analysis
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Book Code: BSZ/
ISBN: 0-313-26380-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26380-4
192 pages, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/1995
List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
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and criminal justice specialists, the available literature on the state police tends to be highly partisan and largely out of date.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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