The History of the Police in England

In a follow up to the Fist of Modernity I look at the history of the police in England in the nineteenth century, particularly at David Churchill’s critique of the State Monopolisation Thesis which was influenced by Max Weber and articulated through the work of historians like V.A.C. Gatrell and his concept of the policeman state. Then & Now is FAN-FUNDED! Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video: http://patreon.com/user?u=3517018 Or send me a one-off tip of any amount and help me make more videos: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JJ76W4CZ2A8J2 Buy on Amazon through this link to support the channel: https://amzn.to/2ykJe6L Follow me on: Facebook: http://fb.me/thethenandnow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethenandnow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lewlewwaller Sources: David C. Churchill, « Rethinking the state monopolisation thesis : the historiography of policing and criminal justice in nineteenth-century England », Crime, Histoire & Sociétés / Crime, History & Societies [Online], Vol. 18, n°1 | 2014, Online since 01 July 2017, connection on 16 March 2020. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/chs/1471 ; DOI : https://doi.org/10.4000/chs.1471