The London police in the nineteenth century
By: John Wilkes.
Series: A Cambridge topic book
Publisher: Published in cooperation with Cambridge University Press [by] Lerner Publications Co.
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
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.
Notes: Includes index.