176 pages, 9 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents
Introduction -- I The Keepers of the King's Peace -- 2 The First Professional Force -- 3 Sir Robert Peel's Men -- 4 The First Detectives -- 5 Four Early Successes in Detection -- 6 Formation of the Special Branch -- 7 Problems of Economic Upheaval -- 8 More trouble for the Special Branch -- 9 Advances in Detective Methods -- 10 The Special Branch extends its Operations -- 11 Re-organization of the C.I.D -- 12 Four Different Types of Crime -- 13 Highlights of the Activities of the C.I.D between the Wars -- 14 The Special Branch and the Modern Traitors -- 15 Women Police -- 16 The C.I.D Today -- 17 Assessment -- Index
