TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greenberg,Martin Alan
TI  - Citizens defending America: from colonial times to the age of terrorism 
SN  - 082294264X (hardcover : alk. paper)
AV  - HV8135 .G74 2005
U1  - 363.2 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Pittsburgh, PA
PB  - University of Pittsburgh Press
KW  - Volunteer workers in law enforcement
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Crime prevention
KW  - Citizen participation
KW  - National security
KW  - Community policing
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -