A Certain Share of Low Cunning : A History of the Bow Street Runners, 1792-1839 (Hardcover)

1. Introduction: Revealing an 'Eleusinian Mystery' 2. 'Men of Known and Approved Fidelity': The Development of the Bow Street System 3. 'If the Gentleman Writes, the Gentleman Pays': The Employers of Principal Officers 4. 'Contending with Desperate Characters': The Types of Crimes Investigated by Principal Officers 5. 'Police Officers for the Country at Large': The Nationwide Role of the Principal Officers, 6. 'Domiciliary Visits, Spies, and all the rest of Fouche's Contrivances': Six Case Studies of Provincial Investigations by Principal Officers 7. 'More Expert in Tracing and Detecting Crime': The Post-1829 Situation 8. 'Rescuing from an Historical Cul-de-sac': The Legacy of the Bow Street Principal Officers. References