TY  - BOOK
AU  - Durston,Gregory J.
TI  - Burglars and Bobbies: Crime and Policing in Victorian London
SN  - 9781443843447
AV  - HV6950.L7 D87 2012
U1  - 364.942109034 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Newcastle upon Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Pub.
KW  - Crime
KW  - England
KW  - London
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Police
KW  - 20th century
KW  - British & Irish history
KW  - bicssc
KW  - Social & cultural history
KW  - Crime & criminology
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Criminology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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