Julian Go, Policing Empires: Militarization, Race, and the Imperial Boomerang in Britain and the US
Julian Go, whose earlier work on colonialism included comparison of the British and American empires, has changed how we will look at the history of policing in the UK and the United States. He challenges the accepted origin stories of the London (1829) and New York Police (1845) as civil police, d...
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2025
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| Accés en línia: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumari: | Julian Go, whose earlier work on colonialism included comparison of the British and American empires, has changed how we will look at the history of policing in the UK and the United States. He challenges the accepted origin stories of the London (1829) and New York Police (1845) as civil police, distinguished from the military by civilian control and prevention of disorder rather than reacting with maximum force. Go’s understanding of colonial conflicts leads him to argue that policing in b... |
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