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ERIC Number: EJ317565
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Crime and the Beginnings of the Muncie Municipal Police Force.
Rippy, Felix
Indiana Social Studies Quarterly, v38 n1 p5-18 Spr 1985
This study of Muncie, Indiana, during the years 1891-93, when the older marshal/constable system of law enforcement was replaced by a modern municipal police force, shows the tensions faced by that community as a result of a late but sudden industrial growth. (RM)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Industrialization, Local History, Police, Police Action, Police Community Relationship, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Indiana (Muncie)