Six Gun Sound - The Early History of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

This account of the struggle to bring law and order to a city rich with gold rush money, at odds with Mexican bandits, and teeming with forty-niners and confederate sympathizers chronicles the chaotic early days of Los Angeles, which boasted the highest homicide rate in America by 1850. From profiles of the frontier-style lawmen hired to stop the initial mayhem to an analysis of the the citys modern sheriffs office-the largest in America-this book draws comparisons between the uproar of the early days, the racial tensions that erupted during the Watts riots, and the safety issues that preoccupy the police force today.

List of contents

From Indian Village to Statehood: The Background of Law Enforcement in Los Angeles; A Deadly Beginning: Early Sheriffs Lose Their Lives Fighting Crime in the Frontier Town; Taming Los Angeles: Turning the Tide Against Crime; The Last of the Great California Outlaws; Frontier Style Law Enforcement Fades: The Sheriff's Office Moves Toward the 20th Century; 1850-1900: Analysing Murder Statistics and Reflecting on Racial Conflict in Los Angeles; Index.

About the author

Sven Crongeyer is a 17-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the author of many articles for law enforcement publications. He lives in Northridge, California.

Product details

• Authors: Sven Crongeyer
• Publisher: Linden Publishing Co Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2006
• EAN: 9781933502007
• ISBN: 978-1-933502-00-7
• No. of pages: 250
• Weight: 406 g
• Illustrations: Illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Politische Strukturen und Prozesse, USA Westen, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement