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Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement
Mitchel P. Roth
Book Code: GR0560
ISBN: 0-313-30560-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30560-3
496 pages, appendices, selected bib.
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2000
List Price: $159.95 (UK Sterling Price: £90.00)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Roth's book is recommended.
    —Choice Review
  • This book would make an excellent Christmas present for your favorite American Chief of Police or a nice thank-you gift for a visiting American police officer. There is also a place for it on library shelves amongst works of reference
    —History     January 2003
  • This book will be a useful resource for all those interested in the history of law enforcement.
    —Crime & Justice International     October/November 2001
Description: Viewing policing from an international perspective, this volume covers the history of law enforcement from early accounts of policing under Caesar Augustus to such present-day events as Rodney King and the LAPD. American policing dominates the book, but it also covers such items as the 1829 London Metropolitan police model and Continental innovations stemming from Napoleonic France. While including such well-known Americans as Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, the book also covers important policewomen, forgotten but exceptional African American policemen, and Indian Police forces that ranged the Oklahoma Territory. The book will be a useful resource for all those interested in the history of law enforcement. Unlike existing reference works that try to cover both lawmen and criminals, this book focuses on the police diaspora. In addition to traditional police officers, it also includes nontraditional examples of law enforcement, such as private detectives, vigilante groups, and organizations such as Wells Fargo and the Pinkertons. The book provides an instructive blend of history, criminology, and police science.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • The Dictionary
  • Appendices
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 00-024646
LCC Class: HV7903
Dewey Class: 363
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