G. Dunstall, A policeman’s paradise?: Policing a Stable Society 1918-1945 [The History of Policing in New Zealand, Volume 4],

This is the fourth volume of an official history, and it goes a long way further than the anodyne and uncritical works that often occupy this category. It is organised in two main sections: a chronological overview followed by a study of the key occupational themes. The former section is more conce...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs,
Autor principal: Williams, Chris A.
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Crime, Histoire & Sociétés 2009
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:This is the fourth volume of an official history, and it goes a long way further than the anodyne and uncritical works that often occupy this category. It is organised in two main sections: a chronological overview followed by a study of the key occupational themes. The former section is more concerned with changes of personnel and style than of policy. New Zealand’s police remained (and remains) a unified national institution under an Commissioner responsible to a Cabinet minister. After 19...