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



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Autore: Roth Mitchel P. <1953-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Houston blue [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the Houston Police Department / / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy Visualizza cluster
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-92439-0
1-57441-482-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910812710603321
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Serie: North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; ; no. 8.