Historical dictionary of law enforcement / Mitchel P. Roth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--History--Dictionaries.

Police.

Police--Biography--Dictionaries.

Law enforcement--History--Dictionaries.

Law enforcement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Viewing policing from an international perspective, this volume covers the history of law enforcement from early accounts of policing under Caesar Augustus to such present-day events as Rodney King and the LAPD. American policing dominates the book, but it also covers such items as the 1829 London Metropolitan police model and Continental innovations stemming from Napoleonic France. While including such well-known Americans as Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, the book also covers important policewomen, forgotten but exceptional African American policemen, and Indian Police forces that ranged the Oklahoma Territory. The book will be a useful resource for all those interested in the history of law enforcement. Unlike existing reference works that try to cover both lawmen and criminals, this book focuses on the police diaspora. In addition to traditional police officers, it also includes nontraditional examples of law enforcement, such as private detectives, vigilante groups, and organizations such as Wells Fargo and the Pinkertons. The book provides an instructive blend of history, criminology, and police science.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z

Appendices

Appendix 1: Leaders of the Bureau of Investigation and FBI

Appendix 2: Commissioners of the London Metropolitan Police

Appendix 3: Heads of the Special Branch of the Metropolitan Police*

Appendix 4: New York City Police Department Commissioners, 1901- 1996

Appendix 5: Los Angeles Police Chiefs, 1876- 2000

Appendix 6: Past Superintendents and Commissioners of the Pennsylvania State Police*

Appendix 7: The Position of Lieutenant- General of Police,* Paris

Appendix 8: Prefects of the Paris Police Through 1956

Appendix 9: Attorneys General of the United States, 1908- 1998

Appendix 10: Chronology of American Policing

Appendix 11: Chronology of British Policing

Appendix 12: American State Departments- Date and Name of First State Agency

Appendix 13: Original Members of Scotland Yard's Detective Branch

Appendix 14: FBI Agents Killed in the Line of Duty

Appendix 15: Chicago Police Department (CPD) Firsts, 1833- 1933

Appendix 16: Chicago Police Chiefs, 1855- 1933

Appendix 17: Year of First African- American Police Appointments in Selected Cities

Appendix 18: U.S. Marshals

Appendix 19: U.S. Deputy Marshals

Appendix 20: Police Origins Worldwide

Appendix 21: Soviet State Security Leadership

Appendix 22: Members of Interpol*

Appendix 23: Chief Inspectors for the U. S. Postal Inspection Service through 1958

Appendix 24: Directors of the Texas Department of Public Safety*

Appendix 25: High Points in French Police History

Appendix 26: Arizona Rangers* Roster, with Tenure

Appendix 27: How to Join the North- West Mounted Police Force, 1906

Selected Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [459]-464) and index.

ISBN:

1-56750-907-X

OCLC:

70763441