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Title: |
Beerhouses, Brothels and Bobbies |
| Sub-title: |
Policing by consent in Huddesrfield and the Huddersfield district in the mid-nineteenth century |
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| By (author): |
Professor David Taylor. |
| ISBN10-13: |
186218139X : 9781862181397 |
| Illustrations: |
2 colour & 13 b/w illus |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
240x170mm |
| Pages: |
301 |
| Weight: |
.688 Kg. |
| Published: |
University of Huddersfield Press - November 2016 |
| List Price: |
25.00 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 28 |
| Subjects: |
History : Regional & national history |
| Professor David Taylor has established a fine reputation for his books and articles on the history of policing in England. This book on Huddersfield policing looks at the mid-nineteenth century and issues facing the local area in relation to policing a centre of West Riding textile production. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Tables; Maps & Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction: Themes, Sources and Context; The Development of the Borough Police Force: Continuity and Change; The Watch Committee, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary and the Management of the Huddersfield Police Force; The Men of the Borough Force; Beats and Streets; Criminals or Victims?; Thomas Heaton and the Superintending Constable System; The Early Years of the West Riding County Constabulary; Trouble in Honley and Holmfirth; Crime, Custom and Culture; Conclusions and the Contentious Question of ‘Policing by Consent’; Index.
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