Policing the urban underworld
Subtitle: the impact of crime on the development of the American police, 1800-1887
By: David R. Johnson.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
Subjects: Police -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century.; Police -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century.; Crime -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Crime prevention -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 233-236.
Includes index.