The London police in the nineteenth century
By: John Wilkes.
Series: Cambridge introduction to the history of mankind
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office -- History -- 19th century.; Police -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; Police -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
Description: Describes the establishment of the Metropolitan Police force by Sir Robert Peel, the principles on which it operated, the recruitment and working conditions throughout the nineteenth century, and public reaction to this law enforcement body.