Law Enforcement in Washington State: The First One-Hundred Years 1889-1989

Fish, Harriet U.

ISBN 10: 092663500X / ISBN 13: 9780926635005

Published by Washington Assn of Sheriffs &, 1989

About this Item

Book is in excellent condition with a tiny bit of wear at lower corners only. Dark blue cloth covers with embossed gilt print at cover and spine. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 319 pages in oblong format. Chapters include: Beginning in law and order, Causatives in (same), Marshals -- their jails and detention, codes, courts and governments, Agencies develop, Training to professionalism, Death in the line of duty, Progressions in looks, equipment, mobility, communications, etc. Heavily illustrated with photos, some highlights include the contents displayed of two WA St. patrol cars, one in 1960 and one in 1988; air surviellance over the years, crashes, bridge being swept away by log debris, motorcycle cop stunts, Still and pot raids, drug busts and killings, Green River murders, Kenneth Bianchi, Lists of marshals and chiefs from all over Wa state, directors of the Secret Service, State Patrol, etc. Inscribed on the title page by author to noted N.W. historian Paul Dorpat with letter from same to same. First edition #939 of a run of 2000. Keywords: Law and order, Marshals, Jails, Detention, Codes, Courts, Governments, Agencies, Development, Training, Professionalism, Death, Line of duty, Equipment, Mobility, Communications, Photos, Patrol cars, Air surviellance, Crashes, Bridge, Swept away, Motorcycle cop stunts, Sidecar, Thompson MacHine Gun, Still, Smuggling, Pot, Raids, Drug busts, Killings, Green River murders, Kenneth Bianchi, Marshals, Chiefs, State Parol, History, Washington State, Cities, Police Departments, Cops, Law, Enforcement.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Law Enforcement in Washington State: The First One-Hundred Years 1889-1989
• Publisher: Washington Assn of Sheriffs &
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 092663500X
• ISBN 13: 9780926635005
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Northwest

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First Edition - signed by the author. Book is in beautiful condition.