Victorian policing / Gaynor Haliday.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haliday, Gaynor, author.

Contributor:

Henry Putney Beers Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Police.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

iv, 186 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2017.

Summary:

What Was Life Like for the Victorian Bobby? Gaynor Holiday became fascinated with the history of the early police forces when researching the life of her great, great grandfather; a well-regarded, long-suffering Victorian police constable in Bradford. Although a citation claimed his style of policing was merely to cuff the offender round the ear and send him home, press reports of the time painted a much grimmer picture of life on the beat in the Victorian streets. Handwritten Watch Committee minutes, historical newspapers and police records combine to reveal an account of how and why the various police forces were set up: the recruitment, training and expectations of the men, the issues and crimes they had to deal with, and the hostility they encountered from the people whose peace they were trying to keep. After many years in business development, Gaynor Haliday is pursuing a second career in writing. Combining her passion for family and social history, She has had many articles about her ancestors published in various magazines. In researching this book Gaynor discovered how the brave souls trying to uphold Victorian law, with only a truncheon for defence and a rattle to summon help, became the pioneers of modern policing. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Laying the Foundations 1

Chapter 2 Acts and Actions 10

Chapter 3 Recruitment, Training and Progression 32

Chapter 4 Police Terms, Conditions and Expectations 48

Chapter 5 Seeing and Being Seen 57

Chapter 6 Keeping Order in the Streets 67

Chapter 7 Fighting Crime 89

Chapter 8 The Dangers of Making an Arrest 103

Chapter 9 Crowd-Control 119

Chapter 10 Police Misdemeanours 139

Chapter 11 Improving the Policeman's Lot 149

Chapter 12 Postscript 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Henry Putney Beers Fund.

ISBN:

9781526706126

1526706121

OCLC:

990951105

Publisher Number:

99975321587