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Houston blue the story of the Houston Police Department /

Main Author: Roth, Mitchel P., 1953-
Corporate Author: Houston Police Officers' Union.
Other Authors: Kennedy, Tom,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Police > History. > Texas > Houston
Police > Labor unions > Texas > History.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10622565
Table of 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.

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