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A TREATISE ON THE POLICE OF THE METROPOLIS

by Patrick Colquhoun

Published by Patterson Smith. 1st thus. 1969

Very good condition. Publication No. 42: Patterson Smith Reprint Series in Criminology, Law Enforcement, and Social Problems. Reprinted from the seventh London edition, 1806. Burgundy cloth boards, silver title to spine.

Boards lightly scuffed. Corners bumped. Small name in ink to front endpaper. Text block lightly browned.

ISBN: 0875850421
Stock no. 1820998

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Contents

  • Chap. I General View of Existing Evils
  • Chap. II On the System of Punishments: Theoretically Considered
  • Chap. III The Cause and Progress of Small Thefts
  • Chap. IV On Burglaries and Highway Robberies
  • Chap. V On Cheats and Swindlers
  • Chap. VI On Gaming and the Lottery
  • Chap. VII On the Coinage of Counterfeit Money
  • Chap. VIII On River Plunder
  • Chap. IX On Plunder in the Dock-Yards, &c.
  • Chap. X On the Receivers of Stolen Goods
  • Chap. XI On the Origin of Criminal Offences
  • Chap. XII The Origin of Crimes Continued: Female Prostitution
  • Chap. XIII The Origin of Crimes Continued: State of the Poor
  • Chap. XIX On the Detection of Offenders
  • Chap. XV On the Prosecution of Offenders
  • Chap. XVI On the System of Punishments Considered Practically
  • Chap. XVII Criminal Police of the Metropolis
  • Chap. XVIII Proposed system of Criminal Police
  • Chap. XIX Municipal Police of the Metropolis
  • Chap. XX Conclusion

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