Police Control Systems in Britain, 1775-1975 - From Parish Constable to National Computer

Informationen zum Autor Chris Williams is Professor of History and Head of the School of History, Archaeology and Religion at Cardiff University Klappentext This book analyses several revolutionary changes in the way that Britain has been policed in the last two hundred years. It shows how management techniques and information systems have been developed to form modern police institutions. Zusammenfassung This book analyses several revolutionary changes in the way that Britain has been policed in the last two hundred years. It shows how management techniques and information systems have been developed to form modern police institutions. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction2. The 'old' police, 1780-18403. The proletarianisation of police labour, 1800-604. Drilled bodies and zealous minds, 1820-905. Time, bureaucracy and the new policeman, 1830-19306. Real-time communication, 1848-19457. The arrival of the control room, 1919-758. Computerising the back office, 1955-809. ConclusionBibliographyIndex

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• Authors: Chris A. Williams, Chris Williams, Chris Williams, Chris A Williams, Chris A. Williams, Dr Chris A. Williams
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2014
• EAN: 9780719084294
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-8429-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration