Police and the Empire City
Book • 2023
Matthew Guariglia's 'Police and the Empire City' explores the historical formation of modern policing in New York through the lens of race and urban governance.
Drawing on archival sources, the book traces how policing practices and institutions evolved in response to racialized social order and political change.
Guariglia argues that racial dynamics were central to the emergence of policing strategies and the professionalization of forces in the city.
The study situates New York's experience within broader national trends in law enforcement and social control.
It contributes to scholarship on police history, race, and urban studies by revealing continuities between historical practices and contemporary policing challenges.
Drawing on archival sources, the book traces how policing practices and institutions evolved in response to racialized social order and political change.
Guariglia argues that racial dynamics were central to the emergence of policing strategies and the professionalization of forces in the city.
The study situates New York's experience within broader national trends in law enforcement and social control.
It contributes to scholarship on police history, race, and urban studies by revealing continuities between historical practices and contemporary policing challenges.
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