David J Cox

A Certain Share of Low Cunning

A History of the Bow Street Runners, 1792-1839

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an account and analysis of the history of the Bow Street Runners, precursors of today's police force, through a detailed analysis of a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative research data.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780415627511
• ISBN-10: 0415627516
• Artikelnr.: 35204078

Autorenporträt

David J. Cox is a Research Associate at the Institute of Law, Politics and Justice, Keele University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Revealing an 'Eleusinian Mystery' 2. 'Men of Known and
Approved Fidelity': The Development of the Bow Street System 3. 'If the
Gentleman Writes, the Gentleman Pays': The Employers of Principal Officers
4. 'Contending with Desperate Characters': The Types of Crimes Investigated
by Principal Officers 5. 'Police Officers for the Country at Large': The
Nationwide Role of the Principal Officers, 6. 'Domiciliary Visits, Spies,
and all the rest of Fouche's Contrivances': Six Case Studies of Provincial
Investigations by Principal Officers 7. 'More Expert in Tracing and
Detecting Crime': The Post-1829 Situation 8. 'Rescuing from an Historical
Cul-de-sac': The Legacy of the Bow Street Principal Officers. References