The men of Mobtown : policing Baltimore in the age of slavery and emancipation /

"The customary story of the rise of modern policing in America is rooted in the growth of northern cities. In this telling, professional police forces arose primarily in reaction to growing urban populations of immigrants and the poor. Meanwhile, scholars of the American South often argue that...

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Main Author: Malka, Adam (Author)
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Series:Justice, power, and politics.
Criminal justice & criminology.
UNC Press law publications.
Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law.
Civil rights and social justice.
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Online Access:HeinOnline Criminal Justice & Criminology
HeinOnline UNC Press Law Publications
HeinOnline Slavery in America and the World
HeinOnline Civil Rights and Social Justice
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