Good Order and Safety: A History of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 1861–1906, Allen E. Wagner, 2008
The history of policing in the United States is generally divided into three eras.
The first, the political era, took place in St. Louis between 1861, when the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department was established, and 1905–1906, when a reform governor thrust St. Louis into the reform/progressive era.
This book examines the beginnings of the political era in St. Louis, the reasons for the police department’s establishment, and the inner workings of the department during that era.
It not only is the story of the early police department, but also is integrated with the history of St. Louis and even the state of Missouri.
6" x 9 1/4", 552 pages, 99 B&W photos, hardcover, ISBN: 978-1-883982-63-8, BG3642 / $29.95
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