Policing the Victorian Town

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

Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2002

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781349396733
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st Edition 2002
Language: English
Number of pages: 237
Weight: 330g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 15mm