A history of private policing in the United States. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Wilbur R. Miller.
• Authors: Miller, Wilbur R, 1944-
• Contents: List of IllustrationsPreface1. Private Policing in the United States: The Diffusion of State Power2. Self-Defense and the "Armed Citizen"3. Varieties of Vigilantism4. Security Guards and Patrols5. Private Detectives 6. Policing of Labor7. Prisoners for Profit 8. What Should Be the Relationship between the State and Private Police in American Society? Select BibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 363.289; Social & cultural history; Police, Private; Private security services; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; History -- United States -- 20th Century; History -- Social History; History -- Modern -- 20th Century; History of the Americas; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472527400; 1472527402
• Related ISBNs: 9781472533364
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.