To Preserve and Protect
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To Preserve and Protect

Policing Colonial Brisbane

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  2. English
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eBook - PDF

To Preserve and Protect

Policing Colonial Brisbane

About this book

A revealing look at the early days of law enforcement in colonial Australia. Early Australian policing was shaped by practices from Dublin and London. Historian Anastasia Dukova recreates the lives of colonial police officers and criminals in Brisbane, highlighting the link between biography and history.

To Preserve and Protect explores the challenges of policing a growing colonial city. Through personal stories, Dukova exposes political power abuse, corruption, and gendered justice, issues that continue to challenge police forces today.

  • Discover the origins of Australian policing
  • Understand the social and political context of law enforcement
  • Examine the lives of police officers and criminals

For scholars, historians, and anyone interested in the history of policing and colonial Australia.

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Information

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Year
2020
Topic
History
eBook ISBN
9780702262289
Subtopic
Australian & Oceanian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Author Biography
  3. Title Page
  4. Imprint Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 – Ex-Convict to Policeman: Peter ‘Duff’ Murphy
  9. 2 – A Career Policeman: Samuel Sneyd
  10. 3 – Queensland’s First Detective: Samuel Lloyd
  11. 4 – Beat Policing: Thomas Tyrrell
  12. 5 – Policing Female Criminality: Susan McGowan
  13. 6 – Policemen as Prosecutors: James Nethercote
  14. 7 – Habitual Offending and Punishment: Charles ‘Dubious’ Durant
  15. Conclusion
  16. Acknowledgements
  17. Appendix A: Queensland Police Officers – 1828 to 1863
  18. Appendix B: Queensland Police Officers – 1864 to 1900
  19. Appendix C: Brisbane Night Duty Beats
  20. Notes
  21. Index

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