Jersey Troopers : A Fifty Year History of the New Jersey State Police / / Leo J. Coakley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coakley, Leo J., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, [1971]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The stories told reflect greatly upon the storied past of the New Jersey State Police and the sacrifices that have been made from the beginning up to the date of publication

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1 Sheriffs, Constables: Rural Law

2 Struggle Through the Legislature

3 Enter Schwarzkopf

4 Trial and Error: The Early Years

5 "The Outfit"

6 The Lindbergh Kidnapping

7 Tragedy, Tribulation, and War

8 Murderers, Gamblers, and Disasters

9 More Men, More Duties, and a Political Convention

10 Into the Sixties

11 The Modern Image

12 "For Distinguished Service"

Appendix: In Line of Duty

Bibliography

Index

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)

ISBN:

0-8135-6700-9