Download or read book Policing: A Short History written by Philip Rawlings and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an overview of the history of policing in the UK, the book investigates the changes in policing strategies over time, and provides a historical foundation for contemporary debates. It will be essential reading for anybody interested in the history of policing, and in today's intense debates on what the police do.