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Policing in England and Wales, 1918-39: The Fed, Flying Squads and Forensics
Laybourn, Keith, Taylor, David
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Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230232457
SKU
V9780230232457
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Ref
99-15
About Laybourn, Keith, Taylor, David
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). ... Read more
Reviews for Policing in England and Wales, 1918-39: The Fed, Flying Squads and Forensics
'Laybourn and Taylor's well-written, well-organized account convincingly shows that this was a key period in the development of the modern police' - P.C. Kennedy, York College of Pennsylvania