| A History of Private Policing in the United States Contributor(s): Miller, Wilbur R. (Author), Kilday, Anne-Marie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472533364 ISBN-13: 9781472533364 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Social History - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Private law enforcement and order maintenance have usually been seen as working against or outside of state authority. A History of Private Policing in the United States surveys private policing since the 1850s to the present, arguing that private agencies have often served as a major component of authority in America as an auxiliary of the state. Wilbur R. Miller defines private policing broadly to include self-defense, stand your ground laws, and vigilantism, as well as private detectives, security guards and patrols from gated community security to the Guardian Angels. He also covers the role of detective agencies in controlling labor organizing through spies, guards and strikebreakers. A History of Private Policing in the United States is an overview integrating various components of private policing to place its history in the context of the development of the American state. |
Contributor Bio(s): Miller, Wilbur R.: - Wilbur R. Miller is Professor of History at Stony Brook University, USA. |