SIR HOWARD VINCENT'S POLICE CODE 1889

Hardback. SIGNED. With An Address to Constables On Their Duties By The Honourable Sir Henry Hawkins, One of Her Majesty's Judges and A Preface by James Monro, the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. Foreword by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu, Chairman of the Metropolitan and City Police Orphans Fund. A re-publishing of the famous guide for Metropolitan Police of the Victorian era, with an extensive Introduction by Neil R A Bell and Adam Wood. 'The Police Code' was written by Howard Vincent, Director of the CID, and first published in 1881. This book features the 1889 version, in use by officers at the time of the Whitechapel murders. Over 200 pages Howard Vincent carefully described in simple terms the legality of more than 900 incidents which might occur in the daily life of a police officer, from baby farming and wandering lunatics to illegal burials and the identification of prisoners. Originally, a share of proceeds from sales were donated to the Metropolitan and City Police Orphanage, and the authors are proud to continue this tradition by donating an equal share of profits to the Orphans Fund. Illus. with glossy photographs in colour and b/w. With Appendices and Index. 210pp. small 8vo. h/back. SIGNED BY NEIL R A BELL and ADAM WOOD. New.