{"product_id":"a-history-of-private-policing-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"A History of Private Policing in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilbur R. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne-Marie Kilday\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate law enforcement and order maintenance have usually been seen as working against or outside of state authority. \u003ci\u003eA History of Private Policing in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e surveys private policing since the 1850s to the present, arguing that private agencies have often served as a major component of authority in America as an auxiliary of the state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilbur R. Miller defines private policing broadly to include self-defense, stand your ground laws, and vigilantism, as well as private detectives, security guards and patrols from gated community security to the Guardian Angels. He also covers the role of detective agencies in controlling labor organizing through spies, guards and strikebreakers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Private Policing in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e is an overview integrating various components of private policing to place its history in the context of the development of the American state.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilbur R. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Stony Brook University, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792559014176,"sku":"9781350163614","price":84.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9fb24e01d746f0fca8fe945258b2618d.webp?v=1780703796","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-history-of-private-policing-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}