Burglars and Bobbies : Crime and Policing in Victorian London.
Durston, Gregory J.
Burglars and Bobbies : Crime and Policing in Victorian London. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed an apparent deterioration in public order and security in the London area. This continued to worsen until the middle of the century. During this period, the Metropolitan Police was established, ostensibly transforming policing in the capital. By the 1860s, crime seemed to be falling rapidly and continued to do so until the end of the century, so that it was no longer normally a subject that occasioned acute political concern. This book ex ...
English.
9781443843447 144384344X 129964502X (ebk) 9781299645028 (ebk)
495752 MIL
1800-1999
Crime--History--England--London--19th century.
Police--History--England--London--20th century.
British & Irish history.
Social & cultural history.
Crime & criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Crime.
Police.
England--London.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HV6950.L7 / D87 2012
364.942109034
Burglars and Bobbies : Crime and Policing in Victorian London. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2012. - 1 online resource (322 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed an apparent deterioration in public order and security in the London area. This continued to worsen until the middle of the century. During this period, the Metropolitan Police was established, ostensibly transforming policing in the capital. By the 1860s, crime seemed to be falling rapidly and continued to do so until the end of the century, so that it was no longer normally a subject that occasioned acute political concern. This book ex ...
English.
9781443843447 144384344X 129964502X (ebk) 9781299645028 (ebk)
495752 MIL
1800-1999
Crime--History--England--London--19th century.
Police--History--England--London--20th century.
British & Irish history.
Social & cultural history.
Crime & criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.
Crime.
Police.
England--London.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HV6950.L7 / D87 2012
364.942109034