| Description |
xvi, 318 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues, 1069-5605 |
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Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
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| Contents |
Significant Dates in the History of the Police in America -- Pt. I. Night Watchmen, Constables, and Sheriffs: The Role of Early "Police" in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century America -- Pt. II. Rangers, Marshals, and Municipal Police Forces: The Role of the Police in the Nineteenth Century -- Pt. III. Police Reform and Social and Technological Advances in the Early Twentieth Century -- Pt. IV. A Growing Emphasis on Police Training, Professionalism, Efficiency, and Ethics, 1930-1959 -- Pt. V. Social Change and Conflicting Expectations of the Police Role, 1960-1978 -- Pt. VI. Reexamining and Redefining the Role of the Police, 1979-1989 -- Pt. VII. The Role of the Police in the 1990s -- App. A. Selected U.S. Supreme Court Cases -- App. B. Selected Police-Related Groups, Organizations, and Web Sites |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Law enforcement -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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Police -- United States -- History -- Sources.
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| Author |
Morris, Cynthia, 1961-
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Vila, Bryan, 1947-
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| LC no. |
98041420 |
| ISBN |
0313301646 (alk. paper) |
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