Details

Subjects:

Police -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Police -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Punishment -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Punishment -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.

Contents:

Structures of policing and governance in the city of London
The crisis decade, 1783-1793
War, revolution, and public legitimacy, 1793-1815
Ideology, pragmatism, and the "reform" of city policing, 1815-1827
Localism defeated, 1827-1838
Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-198) and index.

ISBN:

0814209661 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814290469 (cd)

OCLC:

54753566