Behind the badge
Subtitle: crimefighters through history
By: Ed Butts ; art by Gareth Williams
Contributors: Williams, Gareth Glyn, illustrator
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto; New York; Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781554516742; 9781554516759
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Prévention; Police; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Histoire; Law enforcement; Crime prevention; Lois; Application; Criminalité; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Looks at the history of law enforcement from ancient China and the pre-Columbian Americas to the 21st century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The prehistoric world: chiefs, camp police, and elders; title: Law and order in the ancient world; title: Law enforcement in the medieval world; title: The birth of police departments; title: From the old west to down under; title: The 20th century; title: Women wear the badge; title: Bad cops; title: Secret police; title: Police today.