Policing cities in Napoleonic Europe / / Antoine Renglet

• Autore: Renglet Antoine
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Europe - History; Cities and towns
• Soggetto geografico: France History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- Notes -- 2 The Police System in the Cities -- The Birth of the System -- The Heritage of the Ancien Régime and the Decade of Revolution -- The Role of Local Elites in Enforcing the System -- The Levels of the Hierarchy Above the Municipal Police System -- The Role of the Prefects and Mayors -- Urban Police, Between Judicial Authorities and Administrative Authorities -- Police Officers in the Cities of the Empire -- The Appointment of Police Commissioners -- Police Commissioners as the Key Function of Urban Policing -- Lower-Rank Police Officers -- Auxiliaries of the Municipal Police -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 The Development of a Professional Culture -- Disciplining Deviant Behaviour Among Police Officers -- Disciplining Police Commissioners -- Disciplining Subordinates Working for the Police -- Bureaucracy and Its Consequences for Urban Policing -- Headquarters, Bureaus and Offices -- Record-Keeping and Police Work -- A Police Officer's Day and Night -- Material Conditions and the Use of Technologies in Policing -- Ink, Paper and Records -- Staying Informed: Law, Handbooks and Newspapers -- Dress Codes and Uniforms -- Carrying Weapons -- Tools for Outside Work -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 From Cities to Empire: The 'Imperialization' of Police Structures -- General Police Officers in the Empire's Cities -- The Installation of the Functionaries of the General Police -- The Awkward Collaboration Between the High Police Forces and the Municipal Police -- Tasks of the General Police Officers -- Policing the Regime's Opponents -- Measures Applied by the High Police -- The Surveillance of Public Opinion -- Hunting Suspects -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5 Police Work and the People -- Policing with the People -- Snitches and Informers. ; Neighbourhood Vigilance, Social Control Practices and Bourgeois Organizations -- Policing Violence and Thefts -- Police Forces as a Regulatory Authority for Interpersonal Violence -- Crimes Against Property and Police Forces -- Policing the Infamous -- Foreigners and Vagrants -- Beggars -- Prostitutes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Policing as a Tool for Governing and Improving the City -- Daily Lives on Trial: Simple Police Courts -- Policing Using Decrees -- Cities as Disorderly Places -- Accidents in the Street, Deaths in the City -- Problems with Animals in Cities -- Policing Markets -- Nuisances and Street Cleaning -- Police and Street Lighting -- Policing Behaviour Concerning Theatres and Plays -- Policing Separate Areas -- Policing Ports and Harbours -- Policing Suburban Areas -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index Nominarum -- Index Locorum.
• Titolo autorizzato: Policing Cities in Napoleonic Europe
• ISBN: 9783031110542; 9783031110535
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910631087303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850