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A selection of police force histories. A more complete collection can be found in:
British Police Force Histories by Martin Stallion (Police History Society)

Force

Surname Initial Title Year
Bedford Richer A F Bedfordshire Police 1840-1990 1990
Birkenhead Thompson S P Maintaining The Queen's Peace A Short History Of The Birkenhead Borough Police 1958
Birmingham Reilly J W Policing Birmingham An Account Of 150 Years Of Police In Birmingham 1991
Bolton Smethurst T Reminiscences Of A Bolton And Stalybridge Policeman 1888-1922 1983
Bristol Howell B The Police In Late Victorian Bristol 1989
Bristol Walters R The Establishment Of The Bristol Police Force 1975
Bucks Woodley L Buckingham Borough Police, 1836-1889 1989
Cheshire Smethurst T A Policeman's Notebook The 1914 Notebook Of Thomas Smethurst   
City Of London Hilds G B Copy Of A Report On The Probable Duration Of Life Of The Men In The City Police Force 1863
City Of London Nicholls E Crime Within The Square Mile The History Of Crime In The City Of London, Etc 1935
Coventry Sheppard K True As Coventry Blue The History Of Coventry Police 1836-1914   
Devon Campion R The Call Of Duty  Police Gallantry In Devon & Cornwall  Decorations, Orders, Medals And Commendations Awarded To Officers Of Devon And Cornwall  1948-1997   
Dorset Hann M Policing Victorian Dorset 1989
Driffield Wood R Policing From Wansford Road A Record Of Policing In Driffield During The Last 100 Years 1997
Dublin Scanlon M The Dublin Metropolitan Police 1998
Dudley Bradford B J Dudley Borough Police 1920-1966 A Personal Account 1988
Durham Watson A S Policing The Land Of The Prince Bishops The History Of Durham Constabulary 1840-1990 1990
Essex Elliott B A History Of Loughton And Chigwell Police 1991
Essex Scollan M Sworn To Serve Police In Essex 1840-1990 1993
Glasgow Mccallum D L A Select Bibliography On The Police Glasgow District Libraries Mitchell Library 1982
Gloucester Iliffe-Moon P H The First 150 Years Gloucestershire Constabulary 1989
Gloucester Thomas H The History Of The Gloucestershire Constabulary 1839-1985 1987
Hereford Forrest G Policing Hereford And Leominster An Illustrated History Of The City Of Hereford And Leominster Police 1835 To 1947 1989
Hereford Hadley V History of Hereford Constabulary 1857-1967 1999
History       The Police And Constabulary List 1844 1991
History Brett D T The Police Of England And Wales A Bibliography 1979
History Critchley T A A History Of Police In England And Wales 1978
History Dixon M V Constabulary Duties A History Of Policing In Picture Postcards 1990
History Lee W L M A History Of Police In England 1901
History Stead P J The Police Of Britain 1985
History Stewart R F The Great Detective Case Of 1877 A Study In Victorian Police Corruption 2000
History Taylor D Crime, Policing And Punishment In England, 1750-1914 1998
History Wall D S The Chief Constables Of England And Wales The Socio-Legal History Of A Criminal Justice Elite 1998
History Waters L Notes For Family Historians 1987
History Weinberger B The Best Police In The World An Oral History Of English Policing From The 1930s To The 1960s   
Hull Clarke A A The Policemen Of Hull 1836 - 1974 1992
Leicester       Leicestershire Constabulary 1839-1989       
Lincolnshire Gough A Pros And Cons A History Of Pre-Policing And Early Policing Based On The Alford District Of Lincolnshire 1998
Liverpool Brogden M On The Mersey Beat Policing Liverpool Between The Wars 1991
Liverpool Cockcroft W R From Cutlasses To Computers The Police Force In Liverpool 1836-1989 1991
Liverpool Cox F J Police!! An Illustrated And Descriptive History Of The Liverpool And Bootle Police, Past And Present, Etc 1829-1910 1910
London Best W C F ‘C' Or St James's A History Of Policing In The West End Of London 1829 To 1984 1985
London Wilkes J The London Police In The Nineteenth Century 1977
Lothian Archibald T W A History Of The Lothian And Borders Police 1990
Luton Madigan T J The Men Who Wore Straw Helmets Policing Luton 1840-1974 1993
Metro Ascoli D The Queen's Peace The Origins And Development Of The Metropolitan Police, 1829-1979 1979
Metro Phillip T S Policing Victorian London Political Policing, Public Order, And The London Metropolitan Police 1985
Metro Reynolds E A Before The Bobbies The Night Watch And Police Reform In Metropolitan London, 1720-1830 1998
Middlesbrough Taylor D ‘A Well-Chosen, Effective Body Of Men' The Middlesborough Police Force, 1841-1914 1995
Newport Bale I Through Seven Reigns A History Of The Newport Borough Police   
Northampton Williamson J A History Of The Northampton Borough Police Prepared Under The Direction Of 1950
Northampton Cowley R Policing Northamptonshire 1836-1986 1986
Norwich Morson M A City's Finest Reflections, Reminiscences And Revelations Of The Norwich City Police 1936-1993   
Norwich Morson M A Force Remembered The Illustrated History Of The Norwich City Police, 1836-1967 2000
Nottingham Withers B Nottinghamshire Constabulary 150 Years In Photographs 1989
Pembroke Jones R W History Of The Pembrokeshire Police Force 1957
Pocklington Rogers P Then And Now - Pocklington Police Station, 1899 And 1999 1999
Radnor Maddox W C A History Of The Radnorshire Constabulary 1959
Reading Wykes A The Queen's Peace A History Of The Reading Borough Police, 1836-1968 1968
RUC Faul D The RUC The Black And Blue Book 1975
Scotland Gordon P Policing Scotland Paul Gordon 1980
Scotland Yard Begg [ The Scotland Yard Files 150 Years Of The CID 1992
Scotland Yard Browne D G The Rise Of Scotland Yard A History Of The Metropolitan Police 1956
Scotland Yard Goodman J The Black Museum Scotland Yard's Chamber Of Crime 1987
Scotland Yard Honeycombe G More Murders Of The Black Museum 1835-1985 1993
Scotland Yard Lansdowne A A Life's Reminiscences Of Scotland Yard 1984
Shropshire Elliott D J Policing Shropshire 1836-1967 1984
Special Branch Allason R The Branch A History Of The Metropolitan Police Special Branch 1883-1983 1983
Strathclyde Kenna R In Custody A Companion To Strathclyde Police Museum 1998
Sunderland Mearns N W Sentinels Of The Wear The River Wear Watch A History Of Sunderland's River Police And Fireboats 1998
Sussex Kyrke R V History Of East Sussex Police, 1840-1967 1969
Sussex Poulsom, Lt Col Sussex Police Forces 1987
Swansea Hunt W W "To Guard My People" An Account Of The Origin And History Of The Swansea Police 1957
Tavistock Dell S The Beat On Western Dartmoor A Celebration Of 150 Years Of The Policing Of Tavistock 1997
Wakefield Jackson C Wakefield Constabulary A History Of The Borough And City Police Force, 1848-1968     
Wallasey Smith N Helmets, Handcuffs & Hoses 2002
West Mercia Smith D J Policing West Mercia 1967-1988 1989
Wigan Fairhurst J Policing Wigan The Wigan Borough Police Force, 1836-1969 1996
Wilts Hurley J Wiltshire Policemen Vol 1  1839-1870  Career & Personal Details Of Officers Appointed From The Founding Of The Force To March 1870 1997
Wilts Sample P ‘‘The Oldest And The Best'' The History Of Wiltshire Constabulary 1839-1989 1989
Yorks East Riding Clarke A A Country Coppers The Story Of The Policemen Of The East Riding, 1857 - 1968 1993

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