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Houston Blue : The Story of the Houston Police Department /
Houston Blue offers the first comprehensive history of one of the nation's largest police forces, the Houston Police Department. Through extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with prominent Houston police figures, politicians, news reporters, attorneys, and others, au...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Denton, TX :
University of North Texas Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Houston Blue offers the first comprehensive history of one of the nation's largest police forces, the Houston Police Department. Through extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with prominent Houston police figures, politicians, news reporters, attorneys, and others, authors Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy chronicle the development of policing in the Bayou City from its days as a grimy trading post in the 1830s to its current status as the nation's fourth largest city. Prominent historical figures who have brushed shoulders with Houston's Finest over the past 175 years. |
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| Item Description: | "Back in 2005, the board of the directors of the Houston Police Officers' Union commissioned Mitchel Roth, Ph. D., and Tom Kennedy to research and write a book that chronicled the history of the Houston Police Department and the Houston Police Officers' Union."--Foreword. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (496 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781574414820 |