PUBLICATIONS

The following titles were produced by the Police History Society and are available to purchase.

WOMEN IN POLICING

A work by the Police History Society, edited by Tom Andrews, forward by Pauline Clare CBE, who in 1995 became chief constable for Lancashire police, making her the first ever woman in the 103 years of the police service to be made chief constable.

The book charts the progress of women in policing from WWI (and before!) through

to the present day, by taking a look at around a dozen individuals throughout that

time from a wide variety of forces, ranks and backgrounds; detailing their conditions, achievements and obstacles they overcame.

The book, published with The History Press, is now on sale in paperback for £20,

inclusive of p&p, which will include free membership of the PHS for 2025.

Please go to Join Us and show payment of £20.

We are delighted, however, to be able to offer, to members only, the discounted

price of £15, inclusive of p&p.

If you want a copy (or two...) then please e-mail:

editor.policehistorysociety@gmail.com or phone on

07764 493008.

Please include - the number of copies wanted and your name and delivery address.

Payment is preferable by BACS transfer to the PHS account sort code: 30-98-97 account number: 48135262 with the reference "[your name] Book".

You can also send a cheque to our treasurer Mike Vince at 17 Edmonds Close, Buckingham, MK18 1YR made out to 'Police History Society', again with your details on it and that it's for the book.

THE POLICE & CONSTABULARY LIST 1844
(PHS Monograph No. 3)
Published by the Police History Society 1990.
ISBN 0 9512538 2 4
ISSN 0951-8800

This is a reprint of a chance survival of a rare item of police ephemera from

the days before there was a police force as we know it. The original volume

is owned by the Lancashire Constabulary, by whose kind permission it is

reproduced. It was found in the strong room in the Chief Clerk’s office in the

old H.Q. in Jordon Street, Preston and was rescued and re-bound by the then

Chief Clerk, Mr. W.W. Thornton in 1936. The book purports to be compiled with permission, from official documents and contains a royal coat of arms. On page VI can be found a three page advertisement for the book itself. The contents include a unique collection of names and dates in police history and it is also possible to reconstruct the rank structure, size and organisation of those police forces that existed in 1844.

Obtainable from the Supplies Officer in PDF format price £3.

TOWARDS A RECORD MANAGEMENT POLICY
FOR PROVINCIAL FORCES IN ENGLAND & WALES
(PHS Monograph No. 4)
Author L.A. Waters.
Published by the Police History Society 1992
ISBN 0 9512538 3 2 ISSN 0951-8800

This discussion document was written by L.A. Waters in 1992 to assist with

the proper record management and archive policies, which are so vital to

ensure the survival of the very life blood of future police historians. Chapter

headings include , "Why do police forces need a policy?",

"Why bother about history?", "The Statutory Framework for Police Archives"

and "Objectives for a Records Management Policy."

Obtainable from the Supplies Officer in PDF format price £1.50.

A HISTORY OF THE CHIPPING NORTON BOROUGH POLICE 1836-1857
(Police History Society Monograph No: 6)
Author Leonard Woodley.
ISBN 978-09512538-5-4 ISSN 0951-8800

This tiny force started with two officers and finished with only one when it

merged with the newly formed Oxfordshire Constabulary in May 1857.

Obtainable from the Supplies Officer, cost £3.50 for Members,

cost £5 for non-Members (post and packing inclusive).

All the above items, please see Journals and Sales for Order Form.

THE BRITISH POLICE: POLICE FORCES AND CHIEF OFFICERS 1829-2012
Martin Stallion and David S Wall
ISBN 978-0951253861

Available from author Martin Stallion, priced £7.50

Click here for an order form and more information.

The County and Borough Police Acts 1831 - 1900. Evelyn G Carmichael, 1900.

This book was published in 1900 and details the contents of all police related legislation passed by government between the years outlined. This includes:

The County Police Act 1839 (permitting the introduction of county constabularies)
The County and Borough Police Act 1856 (mandating the introduction of county constabularies)
The County and Borough Police Act 1859 (clarified some of the issues experienced with the 1856 Act)
Parish Constables Act 1872 (abolishing parish constables)

A pdf version of this out of copyright book is available for download here