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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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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.

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      Publisher: University of Huddersfield
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9781862181397, 978-1862181397
      ISBN10: 186218139X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      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.

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