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Houston blue the story of the Houston Police Department

Title
Houston blue [electronic resource] : the story of the Houston Police Department / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy.
Author
Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-
Publication
Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, 2012.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Kennedy, Tom, 1946-
  • Houston Police Officers' Union.
Description
1 online resource (486 p.)
Series Statement
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8
Uniform Title
  • Houston blue (Online)
  • North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8.
Alternative Title
Houston blue (Online)
Subject
  • Houston (Tex.). Police Department > History
  • Houston Police Officers' Union > History
  • Houston Police Officers' Association > History
  • Police > Texas > Houston > History
  • Police > Labor unions > History. > Texas > Houston
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 (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-466) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
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.
LCCN
2012028654
OCLC
ssj0000780755
Author
Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-
Title
Houston blue [electronic resource] : the story of the Houston Police Department / by Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy.
Imprint
Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, 2012.
Series
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8
North Texas crime and criminal justice series ; no. 8.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-466) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Kennedy, Tom, 1946-
Houston Police Officers' Union.
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