Policing the Victorian Town: The Development of the Police in Middlesborough, C.1840-1914

by David Taylor

Book Overview

The book looks at the development of policing in a town noted for its high levels of crime. Through a detailed study of policing and police work over the period c. 1840-1914 it shows how the turbulent community of the early Victorian years was turned into a policed society by the end of the century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349396737
• ISBN13: 9781349396733
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"