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The rise of the Chicago police department : class and conflict, 1850-1894 /

"The police simply did not exist in early American life. Between 1840s and the end of 1880s, every major northern city built a substantial police force. Sam Mitrani examines the making of the police in Chicago, which rapidly grew into the most violent, turbulent city in America by the late 1800...

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Main Author: Mitrani, Sam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Series:Working class in American history
Subjects:
Chicago (Ill.). > Police Department > History.
Police > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Law enforcement > Illinois > Chicago.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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