POLICING AND ITS CONTEXT 1750-1870 (Themes in Comparative History Series)

Softcover. The origins of the police forces of Europe can be traced back to the middle ages, but major developments took place during the 18th and 19th centuries which laid the foundations of the modern state police organisations. The author covers the period 1750-1870, an age of revolution, social change and institutional transformation, during which England's police force developed to supersede that of France as the model for Europe. The first 5 chapters chronicle the development of the French and English police forces during the period in question. Subsequent chapters consider developments in Prussia and the United States; crime and the police; order and the police; and public attitudes to the police. With Abbreviations, References, Select Bibliog. and Index. 189pp. trade size softcover. Ex-lib. with artial loss to ffep (it looks as thought library markings have been torn out), 2 labels inside fr. cover and 1 small rubber stamp to last Index page o/w the rest of the contents unaffected by any library markings. G. only.