1st Edition
Provincial Police Reform in Early Victorian England Cambridge, 1835–1856
By Roger Swift
Copyright 2021
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The establishment of ‘new police’ forces in early Victorian England has long attracted historical enquiry and debate, albeit with a general focus on London and the urban-industrial communities of the Midlands and the North. This original study contributes to the debate by examining the nature and process of police reform, the changing relationship between the police and the public, and their... Read more
Introduction 1
1 Cambridge: The Unreformed System 18
2 The Problem of Crime 29
3 The Process of Police Reform (I): Establishing the ‘New Police’, 1836–47 42
4 The Process of Police Reform (II): Consolidation and Incorporation, 1848–56 71
5 The Policeman’s Lot 87
6 The Police and Crime 103
7 The Police and the Criminals 124
8 The Police and the Public 138
Conclusion 152
Biography
Roger Swift is Emeritus Professor of Victorian Studies at the University of Chester and has held visiting research fellowships at the Universities of York, Liverpool, Keele and Cambridge.
