Policing the wild North-West : a sociological study of the provincial police in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-32 /

The first comprehensive social history of provincial police in western Canada between 1905 and 1932, author Zhiqiu Lin investigates the complex relationship between the role of policing, the political sphere, and social progress. This book attempts to analyse the effects on provincial police in Albe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lin, Zhiqiu, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Saskatchewan Provincial Police > History.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police > History > 20th century.
Alberta Provincial Police > History.
Alberta Provincial Police > Histoire.
Saskatchewan Provincial Police > Histoire.
Gendarmerie royale du Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Saskatchewan Provincial Police
1900-1999
Police > Alberta > History.
Police > Saskatchewan > History.
Crime > Alberta > History > 20th century.
Crime > Saskatchewan > History > 20th century.
Police > Alberta > Histoire.
Police > Saskatchewan > Histoire.
Criminalité > Alberta > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Criminalité > Saskatchewan > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Crime
Police
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The creation of the provincial police in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1905-17
  • The organizational structures and operation of the provincial police in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1917-32
  • The shift in the objects of police control in the Prairie Provinces
  • Provincial police activities in controlling the "dangerous classes"
  • The police enforcement of prohibition laws, 1917-24
  • Conclusion: the return of the RCMP.

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