1834 Report from the Select Committee on the Police of the Metropolis, with Minutes of Evidence

Description

First Edition, Rebound, Very Scarce

A very scarce first edition report.

This report offers a rigorous review of the Metropolitan Police force just five years after its establishment under the 1829 Act.

Including minutes of evidence, which feature testimonies from Members of Parliament, local parish representatives, and police officials, who debated issues of cost,  constitutional concerns, public trust, and the force's structure.

Rebound in cloth, with endpapers renewed.

The committee and report ultimately upheld the Metropolitan Police's and offered the endorsement of it as “one of the most valuable modern institutions” for its role in suppressing crime and safeguarding life and property.