Beerhouses, Brothels and Bobbies

Policing by consent in Huddesrfield and the Huddersfield district in the mid-nineteenth century

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Professor David Taylor has established a fine reputation for his books and articles on the history of policing in England. This book on Huddersfield policing looks at the mid-nineteenth century and issues facing the local area in relation to policing a centre of West Riding textile production.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-11-21
Mått170 x 240 x 22 mm
Vikt688 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor301
FörlagUniversity of Huddersfield
ISBN9781862181397

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Professor Taylor is a social historian who for many years taught at the polytechnics, later universities, of Teesside and Huddersfield and, more recently, at the Huddersfield & District University of the Third Age. He is best known for his publications on crime and policing, most recently Beerhouses, Brothels and Bobbies: Policing by Consent in Huddersfield and the Huddersfield District in the mid-nineteenth century but has a long-standing professional interest in popular leisure in general and popular music in particular, lecturing on the subject to a wide range of audiences.

Tables; Maps & Illustrations; Abbreviations; Introduction: Themes, Sources and Context; The Development of the Borough Police Force: Continuity and Change; The Watch Committee, Her Majestys Inspector of Constabulary and the Management of the Huddersfield Police Force; The Men of the Borough Force; Beats and Streets; Criminals or Victims?; Thomas Heaton and the Superintending Constable System; The Early Years of the West Riding County Constabulary; Trouble in Honley and Holmfirth; Crime, Custom and Culture; Conclusions and the Contentious Question of Policing by Consent; Index.