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History of the British Police

History of the British Police

by Richard Cowley
From the Ninth Century to the Present Day
Category: Social history
Format: Hardback
Date of publication: August 2011
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 9780752458915
£20.00
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The complete history of policing in Britain from Alfred the Great's shire reeves to David Blunkett's PSCOs. Richard Cowley's history of the British police charts its development throughout the whole country. Written by a former police officer who is now an archivist of Northamptonshire Constabulary this is essential reading for anyone interested in th history of policing and crime in Britain.