Houston blue [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the Houston Police Department / / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy

• Autore: Roth Mitchel P. <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 486 p
• Disciplina: 363.209764/1411
• Soggetto topico: Police - Texas - Houston - History; Police - Labor unions - Texas - Houston - History
• Altri autori: KennedyTom <1946->
• Note generali: "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.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Baghdad on the bayou -- Houston, USA -- Civil War, Reconstruction, and the birth of HPD -- Houston's crime problem -- The marshal becomes the chief -- Murder was in the air -- The bloodiest day -- HPD and the Klan -- The Prohibition years -- Reorganization -- Percy Heard and the war years -- Post-War HPD -- The old gray fox's whim -- Secret leaders and 1269m -- A sergeant becomes chief -- Political winds -- Herman B. Short -- Conflict at Texas Southern -- The successor -- All 7's -- Buffalo hunters and a union -- Darkest day -- The drill instructor -- Hispanics stand tall -- The outsider -- Neighborhood-oriented policing -- Betsy and the poster boy -- The man in the uniform 437 -- Hans Marticiuc and greater benefits -- The chief from Phoenix -- An insider and new trust -- Appendix 1: Fallen heroes of HPD -- Appendix 2: Houston mayors and police chiefs, 1837/2012 -- Appendix 3: HPOA/HPOU presidents.
• Titolo autorizzato: Houston blue
• ISBN: 1-283-92439-0; 1-57441-482-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786493603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; ; no. 8.