A History of Private Policing in the United States

by Wilbur Miller

Book Overview

Private law enforcement and order maintenance have usually been seen as working against or outside of state authority. A History of Private Policing in the United States surveys private policing since the 1850s to the present, arguing that private agencies have often served as a major component of authority in America as an auxiliary of the state.

Wilbur R. Miller defines private policing broadly to include self-defense, stand your...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472533364
• ISBN13: 9781472533364
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"