Policing in England and Wales, 1918-39
An examination of the modernization of the English and Welsh police during the interwar years, focusing upon the increasing professionalization of the police, the Federation, forensic work and the growth of traffic policing. The authors challenge the established viewpoint by arguing that this period saw significant changes in policing.
| Autor: | Laybourn, K. Taylor, D. |
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| ISBN: | 9781349312757 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 256 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.01.2011 |
| Untertitel: | The Fed, Flying Squads and Forensics |
| Schlagworte: | Britain England English Great Britain bibliography growth knowledge law management trade |
KEITH LAYBOURN Professor of History at the University of Huddersfield, UK. His main interests are in British Labour history, British social policy, the history of gambling, and the history of policing. He has written and edited more than forty books and numerous articles including Britain's First Labour Government (2006) with John Shepherd, and Britain on the Breadline (1991). DAVID TAYLOR Emeritus Professor of the School of Music, Humanities and Media at the University of Huddersfield. He is the author Hooligans, Harlots and Hangmen (2010) and Policing the Victorian Town: The Development of Policing in Middlesbrough c. 1840-1914 (2002)