The American police novel emerged soon after World War II and by the end of the century it was one of the most important forms of American crime fiction. The vo

The only book to trace the origins and development of the American police.

In 1948, responding to orders from on high, the Atlanta Police Department is forced to hire its first black officers, including war veterans Lucius Boggs and To

"Clear, concise, and filled with new materials, the book sets a high standard . . . Scholars in African American, police, and urban history will all be grateful

From New York to Los Angeles, police departments across the country are consistently accused of racism. Although historically white police precincts have been s