Constables, Marshals, and More: Forgotten Offices in Texas Law Enforcement

by Gloria Priddy and Lorie Rubenser

Book Overview

Most students of criminal justice, and the general public as well, think of policing along the three basic types of municipal, sheriff, and state police. Little is known about other avenues of police work, such as the constable. In policing textbooks, when a position such as constable is mentioned, only a line or two is presented, hardly enough to indicate it is of any importance. And yet constables and numerous other alternative policing positions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157441321X
• ISBN13: 9781574413212
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"