Policing in Australia: Historical Perspectives edited by Mark Finnane

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

A social history of crime and policing since the convict era. A wide range of topics is analysed - from the comparative view of the development of police institutions in Australian colonial and frontier society to relations between police and selectors during the Kelly outbreak. From urban policing in late Victorian Sdyney to conflict in managing lunacy. Other chapters explore the politics of public order and the policing of crimes involving women since 1880.

This book is the first to examine the social history of policing in Australia, and provides an excellent introduction to some of the changing forces that affected the always delicate relations between police and society. (back cover)