Houston blue : the story of the Houston Police Department / / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy
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| Autore: |
Roth Mitchel P. <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Houston blue : the story of the Houston Police Department / / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy
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| Pubblicazione: | Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| 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->
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| 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| 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.: | 9910812710603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; ; no. 8.