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Scotland Yard - headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police. The term is often used, popularly, to refer to one branch, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Named after a short street in London, the site of a palace used in the 12th cent. as a residence of visiting Scottish kings, it became London's police center in 1829. New and separate headquarters for the Metropolitan Police were

6 of the Best Books and Articles on: Metropolitan Police Service (London)

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The Story of Scotland Yard » Read Now
by Basil Thomson. 352 pgs.

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Scotland Yard: A Study of the Metropolitan Police » Read Now
by Peter Laurie. 295 pgs.

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The Rise of Scotland Yard: A History of the Metropolitan Police » Read Now
by Douglas G. Browne. 394 pgs.

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Liberty and Order: Public Order Policing in a Capital City (Includes discussion of Metropolitan Police in multiple chapters) » Read Now
by P. A. J. Waddington. 241 pgs.

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British History, 1815-1906 ("The Metropolitan Police" begins on p. 42) » Read Now
by Norman McCord. 518 pgs.

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This book is a study of the political, social, and economic history of England during the transformation of Britain from a predominately rural society into the world's first industrial nation, 1815 to 1906. Marshalling complex and abundant evidence, McCord has provided four chronological divisions:...
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This book is a study of the political, social, and economic history of England during the transformation of Britain from a predominately rural society into the world's first industrial nation, 1815 to 1906. Marshalling complex and abundant evidence, McCord has provided four chronological divisions: 1815-1830, 1830-1850, 1850-1880, and 1880-1906. He explores major themes such as the massive increase in population, the nature of class, and the scope of state activity.
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European Police Systems (Discussion of Metropolitan Police begins on p. 40) » Read Now
by Raymond B. Fosdick. 446 pgs.

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