Police Control Systems in Britain, 1775-1975: From Parish Constable to National Computer

by Chris A. Williams

During the last two centuries, the job of policing in Britain has been transformed several times. This book analyses the ways that police institutions have controlled the individual constable on the 'front line'. The eighteenth-century constable was an independent artisan: his successor in the Metropolitan Police and other 'new' forces was ferociously disciplined and closely monitored. Police have been controlled by a variety of different practices,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719084296
• ISBN13: 9780719084294
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"