The genesis of formal police agency creation in U.S. cities.

Police scholars have studied the creation and formalization of police organizations in U.S. cities during the mid-1800s, and competing explanations describe why cities adopted formal and professional police departments. Riots, class conflict, and an increase in crime have been proposed as reasons wh...

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Publicado en:Police Practice & Research Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 805 - 817
Autor principal: Salimbene, Nicholas
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2021
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