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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39733221 Title: The role of police in American society : a documentary history Author: Bryan Vila; Cynthia Morris Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. ISBN/ISSN: 0313301646 9780313301643 OCLC:39733221

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The role of police in American society : a documentary history

Author:	Bryan Vila; Cynthia Morris
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
Series:	Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	A collection of 95 primary documents tracing the history and development of police policy and the role of police in American society. Riots, strikes, commission reports, innovations, groundbreaking Read more...
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Genre/Form:	Sources
Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Role of police in American society. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999 (OCoLC)654254759
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Bryan Vila; Cynthia Morris Find more information about:
ISBN:	0313301646 9780313301643
OCLC Number:	39733221
Description:	xxxvii, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:	Significant Dates in the History of the Police in America -- Pt. I. Night Watchmen, Constables, and Sheriffs: The Role of Early "Police" in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century America -- Pt. II. Rangers, Marshals, and Municipal Police Forces: The Role of the Police in the Nineteenth Century -- Pt. III. Police Reform and Social and Technological Advances in the Early Twentieth Century -- Pt. IV. A Growing Emphasis on Police Training, Professionalism, Efficiency, and Ethics, 1930-1959 -- Pt. V. Social Change and Conflicting Expectations of the Police Role, 1960-1978 -- Pt. VI. Reexamining and Redefining the Role of the Police, 1979-1989 -- Pt. VII. The Role of the Police in the 1990s -- App. A. Selected U.S. Supreme Court Cases -- App. B. Selected Police-Related Groups, Organizations, and Web Sites.
Series Title:	Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues.
Responsibility:	edited by Bryan Vila and Cynthia Morris.

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