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Citizens defending America : from colonial times to the age of terrorism / Martin Alan Greenberg ; with a foreword by John B. Wilt.

By: Publication details: Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2005.Description: xx, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 082294264X (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.2 22
LOC classification:
  • HV8135 .G74 2005
Contents:
Introduction -- Unraveling the concept of volunteer policing -- The lay justice era : from 1607 to 1800 -- The vigilant era : from 1800 to the 1880s -- The spy era : from the 1880s to 1920 -- The transformation era : from 1920 to 1941 -- The assimilation era : from 1941 to the present -- Potential roles for volunteer police service -- The role of volunteer police in terrorism prevention.
Summary: Publisher description: Martin Greenberg chronicles the history of citizen volunteerism by examining the nature and purpose of volunteer police units in America since 1620. By considering these organizations with a contemporary perspective he provides insight into how the country might provide for a safe and secure future.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV8135 .G74 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000758978

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-277) and index.

Introduction -- Unraveling the concept of volunteer policing -- The lay justice era : from 1607 to 1800 -- The vigilant era : from 1800 to the 1880s -- The spy era : from the 1880s to 1920 -- The transformation era : from 1920 to 1941 -- The assimilation era : from 1941 to the present -- Potential roles for volunteer police service -- The role of volunteer police in terrorism prevention.

Publisher description: Martin Greenberg chronicles the history of citizen volunteerism by examining the nature and purpose of volunteer police units in America since 1620. By considering these organizations with a contemporary perspective he provides insight into how the country might provide for a safe and secure future.

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