The Police Idea, its History and Evolution in England in the Eighteenth Century and After
Language: English
Published by OUP, London, 1939
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Compton Books, Guildford, United KingdomCompton Books
AbeBooks seller since September 16, 2024
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 139.32
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Very good in blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine, x+261. Owners signature on the free endpaper of T. E. St Johnston, he was Sir Thomas Eric St Johnston (1911–1986) was a pioneering British police leader who served as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary. His Early Life & Career: Born on January 7, 1911, he was educated at Bromsgrove School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Scholarly Commons: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law +2Chief Constable Roles: He became Britain's youngest-ever Chief Constable, leading three police forces—Oxfordshire, Durham, and Lancashire—serving in Lancashire from 1950. Credited with transforming modern British policing, he is widely regarded as the "father" of the panda car (the small patrol vehicle scheme). He served as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary from 1967 until his retirement in 1970. He passed away on March 17, 1986.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Police Idea, its History and Evolution in England in the Eighteenth Century and After
- Author
- Charles Reith
- Publisher
- OUP, London
- Publication year
- 1939
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Seller catalogs
- Police
Compton Books
Guildford, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since September 16, 2024
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