Policing: A short history

ISBN-13: 9781903240274 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 288 str.

Kathy Diamond Davis; Philip Rawlings; Les Johnston

Opis

This book provides an overview of the history of policing in the UK. Its primary aim is to investigate the shifting nature of policing over time, and to provide an historical foundation to today's debates.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. From the blood feud to the justice of the peace 600 - 1400 3. Policing the poor and the bureaucratisation of policing: 1400 - 1660 4. The professionalization of policing: 1660 - 1800 5. The Jenny Darbies: the new Police 6. 'In the midst of starving hordes': 1850 - 1939 7. 'The Foundation of Law and Order' 1939 - 2000

O autorze

Philip Rawlings is Professor of the Law of Finance, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Commercial Law at University College London.