This book chronicles the development of urban policing in the Midwestern city of Decatur, Illinois in the early 20th century. Rich with local history and details of everyday life dictate how police officers apply the law on the streets of a rapidly growing industrial environment. Two line-of-duty deaths of Decatur officers are detailed, as well as the implementation of the pension system for the city's officers as a result. This book is for genealogy researchers, urban historians, Decatur, IL history buffs and those with an interest in law enforcement.
THE HISTORY OF THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS POLICE DEPARTMENT
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This book chronicles the development of urban policing in the Midwestern city of Decatur, Illinois in the early 20th century. Rich with local history and details of everyday life dictate how police officers apply the law on the streets of a rapidly growing industrial environment. Two line-of-duty deaths of Decatur officers are detailed, as well as the implementation of the pension system for the city's officers as a result. This book is for genealogy researchers, urban historians, Decatur, IL history buffs and those with an interest in law enforcement.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of...
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