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World encyclopedia of police forces and correctional systems / George Thomas Kurian, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2006Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781414405148
  • 1414405146
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.203 23
Online resources:
Contents:
Volume 1. Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- List of articles -- About the contributors -- Chronology of international policing -- Overviews -- Countries: A-L -- Volume 2. Countries: M-Z -- List of appendixes -- List of police codes of ethics -- Police codes of ethics -- Text acknowledgements -- Police origins worldwide -- Police rankings -- General bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This fully updated version of the original 1989 edition of the World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems describes the national law enforcement and correctional systems of more than 195 countries across the globe.
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Revised edition of: World encyclopedia of police forces and penal systems / George Thomas Kurian. c1989.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Volume 1. Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- List of articles -- About the contributors -- Chronology of international policing -- Overviews -- Countries: A-L -- Volume 2. Countries: M-Z -- List of appendixes -- List of police codes of ethics -- Police codes of ethics -- Text acknowledgements -- Police origins worldwide -- Police rankings -- General bibliography -- Index.

This fully updated version of the original 1989 edition of the World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Correctional Systems describes the national law enforcement and correctional systems of more than 195 countries across the globe.

Description based on print version record.

Licensed e-book