Chris Williams

Police control systems in Britain, 1775-1975 (eBook, ePUB)

From parish constable to national computer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses several revolutionary changes in the way that Britain has been policed in the last two hundred years. It shows how management techniques and information systems have been developed to form modern police institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526102591
• Artikelnr.: 48796371

Autorenporträt

Chris Williams is Professor of History and Head of the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The 'old' police
1780-1840 3. The proletarianisation of police labour
1800-60 4. Drilled bodies and zealous minds
1820-90 5. Time
bureaucracy and the new policeman
1830-1930 6. Real-time communication
1848-1945 7. The arrival of the control room
1919-75 8. Computerising the back office
1955-80 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index