Browsing by Subject "Jonathan Wild"
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Policing in 18th century England : the rise and fall of the thief-taker, 1680-1730.
(2016)Examines why England and subsequently other English speaking countries were reluctant to adopt a governmental police force to reduce crime, hypothesizing that the establishment of Thief-takers as a governmentally backed ...