Police on Screen: Hollywood Cops, Detectives, Marshals and Rangers

by M. Ray Lott

From the Roman Praetorian Guard to the English shire-reeve to the U.S. marshals, lawmen have a long and varied history. At first, such groups were often corrupt, guilty of advancing a political agenda rather than protecting citizens. It was about the turn of the twentieth century that police officers as we know them came into being. At this time, a number of police reforms such as civil service and police unions were developed. Citizen committees...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786425776
• ISBN13: 9780786425778
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher