The Chief Constables of England and Wales : The Socio-legal History of a Criminal Justice Elite (Paperback)

1. Introduction. 2. The Origins of the Provincial Police in England and Wales. 3. The Development of the Police Organisation in England and Wales. 4. The Recruitment and Selection of Chief Constables Before Desborough. 5. Past Debates over Selection and Appointment. 6. Towards the Internal Recruitment of Chief Constables. 7. Higher Police Training: Strategies for Sustaining the Internal Recruitment of Chief Constables. 8. The Careers of Chief Constables Appointed Between 1836 and 1996. 9. The Occupational and Social Origins of Chief Constables Appointed Between 1836 and 1996. 10. The Ideology of Internal Recruitment and the Governance of Police Management.