Police control systems in Britain, 1775-1975 : from parish constable to national computer /

Police control systems in Britain, 1775-1975 : from parish constable to national computer /

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Author / Creator:	Williams, Chris A., author.
Imprint:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014. New York : Palgrave Macmillan
Description:	1 online resource (x, 242 pages .)
Language:	English
Subject:	Police -- Great Britain -- History. Police administration -- Great Britain -- History. Police -- Technological innovations -- Great Britain. Police. Police administration. Great Britain. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11754783

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ISBN:	1781707979 9781781707975 9781526102584 1526102587 9780719084294 0719084296 9781526102591 1526102595
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff. Print version record.
Summary:	This title analyses several revolutionary changes in the way that Britain has been policed in the last 200 years. It shows how management techniques and information systems have been developed to form modern police institutions.
Other form:	Print version: 9780719084294 0719084296

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The 'old' police - The proletarianisation of police labour, 1800-1860 - Drilled bodies and zealous minds, 1820-1880 - Time, bureaucracy and the new policeman, 1830-1930 - Real-time communication, 1848-1945 - The arrive of the control room, 1919-1975 - Computerising the back office, 1955-1980 - Conclusion.