| Description |
ix, 486 p. |
| Series |
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8
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| Note |
"Back in 2005, the board of the directors of the Houston Police Officers' Union commissioned Mitchel Roth, Ph.D., and Tom Kennedy to research and write a book that chronicled the history of the Houston Police Department and the Houston Police Officers' Union."--Foreword. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Baghdad on the bayou -- Houston, USA -- Civil War, Reconstruction, and the birth of HPD -- Houston's crime problem -- The marshal becomes the chief -- Murder was in the air -- The bloodiest day -- HPD and the Klan -- The Prohibition years -- Reorganization -- Percy Heard and the war years -- Post-War HPD -- The old gray fox's whim -- Secret leaders and 1269m -- A sergeant becomes chief -- Political winds -- Herman B. Short -- Conflict at Texas Southern -- The successor -- All 7's -- Buffalo hunters and a union -- Darkest day -- The drill instructor -- Hispanics stand tall -- The outsider -- Neighborhood-oriented policing -- Betsy and the poster boy -- The man in the uniform 437 -- Hans Marticiuc and greater benefits -- The chief from Phoenix -- An insider and new trust -- Appendix 1: Fallen heroes of HPD -- Appendix 2: Houston mayors and police chiefs, 1837/2012 -- Appendix 3: HPOA/HPOU presidents. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Houston (Tex.). Police Dept. -- History.
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Houston Police Officers' Union -- History.
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Houston Police Officers' Association -- History.
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Police -- Texas -- Houston -- History.
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Police -- Labor unions -- Texas -- Houston -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kennedy, Tom, 1946-
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Houston Police Officers' Union.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781574414721 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781574414820 (electronic bk.) |
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