Title Burglars and Bobbies : Crime and Policing in Victorian London.

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Summary	The early decades of the nineteenth century witnessed an apparent deterioration in public order and security in the London area. This continued to worsen until the middle of the century. During this period, the Metropolitan Police was established, ostensibly transforming policing in the capital. By the 1860s, crime seemed to be falling rapidly and continued to do so until the end of the century, so that it was no longer normally a subject that occasioned acute political concern. This book ex ...
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject	Crime -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
	Crime.
	England -- London.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Police -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
	Police.
Chronological Term	20th century
	1800-1999
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Subject	Police.
Other Form:	Print version: Durston, Gregory J. Burglars and Bobbies : Crime and Policing in Victorian London. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2012 9781443840064
ISBN	9781443843447
	144384344X
	1443840068
	9781443840064
	129964502X (e-book)
	9781299645028 (e-book)