European Police Systems

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European Police Systems

BY

RAYMOND B. FOSDICK
Former Commissioner of Accounts, City of New York

NEW YORK

THE CENTURY CO.

Copyright, 1915, by

THE CENTURY Co.

Published, February, 1915

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

THE PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THE POLICE

Definition of police.- Common purpose of all police bodies.-

Varying tasks.-Police task modified by economic conditions.

By a city's size and the character of its industries.- By

relative homogeneity of population.- By national traits

and characteristics.- Comparative criminality of European

states.- Varying conceptions of the police.- British and

Continental conceptions contrasted.- Different functions of

the police. British and Continental functions contrasted.—

German police ordinances and penalties.- Unwieldiness of

the German system.- The common problem of the European

police

CHAPTER II

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THE PLACE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE

STATE

European police forces usually under state control.- Municipal

control for smaller forces only.- Unique situation of London

police force.- London citizens voiceless in the management

of their police.- Features and consequences of this control.

Police forces in provincial cities controlled by Watch

Committees.- Supervision by the Home Office.— Results of

Watch Committee control.- English county police.- State

control in Holland and Belgium.-Lack of uniformity in

control and organization in Germany. Municipal control

versus state control in Germany.- Uniformity in Austria-

Hungary. Movement toward centralization in Hungary.-

Centralized supervision in France.- Lack of thoroughgoing

municipal autonomy.- Peculiar situation of Paris.- The Na-

tional Constabulary of Italy: the Carabinieri and the City

Guards. Their common functions

CHAPTER III

THE ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The framework of organization in London.- In the provincial

cities of England. In Berlin.- In other German cities.—

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