1st Edition
The Best Police in the World An Oral History of English Policing from the 1930s to the 1960s
By Barbara Weinberger
Copyright 1995
248 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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Based on interviews with former police officers, this book addresses two main issues. Firstly, the question of how the police themselves viewed the priorities of the job and what they considered their role to be. This is the first study to consider this question and its implications for the style and content of police work. Secondly, it challenges the view of the prewar period as a "Golden Age",... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Origins and Sources; The Daily Round; Prospects and Careers; Policing the Motorist; The CID; Policewomen and Wives; Policing in Wartime; Policing Crime; Policing Public Order; Police Scandals; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Barbara Weinberger
'The author...has presented a solid analysis of the sources...She has provided a very useful and fascinating study....' Albion
