Gloucestershire Constabulary at Northleach 1850s Pictures of Victorian policemen contain varied, conflicting and interacting strands of meaning....
Law Enforcement
Follow the institutions and people charged with maintaining order across history, from local watch systems and constables to professional police forces. These histories examine how enforcement developed alongside state authority while remaining contested by the communities it policed.
Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate The requirement of proof beyond a reasonable doubt has this vital...
Latent fingermarks dusted with micronised Egyptian blue on a $20 note, viewed in the Near Infrared. Simon...
Year-long study of almost 2,000 officers across UK and US forces shows introduction of wearable cameras led...
The NYPD’s controversial use of “stop-and-frisk” was struck down in 2013 by a federal judge, who found...
Frederick Harran is the public safety director of the Bensalem Township Police Department in Pennsylvania, which has...
“This opinion strongly reinforces the strength of our constitutional privacy rights in the digital age,” the ACLU...
Tens of thousands of people every year are sent to jail based on the results of a...
“Free speech rules don’t apply to Silicon Valley,” observes a civil liberties advocacy group. (Photo: Ian Higgins/flickr/cc)...