Crime and criminals - England - London
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Villainy unmask'd cont i ning [sic] I. An ample discovery of the many surprizing tricks, ... now practised by rogues ... II. A detection of the mischiefs arising from the vast numbers of pettifoggers, bailiffs, ... by whose oppression multitudes of our able artists, usefu manufacturers, &c. croud the various goals [sic] ... III. Heads of a law little differing from those ... of the city of London, for putting an effectual stop to the enormous crimes and abuses committed by the above wretches. ... IV. A scheme, proposing work-houses and hospitals, ... By a lover of his country.
Lover of his countryDate: 1752- E-books
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A treatise on the police of the metropolis , explaining the various crimes and misdemeanors which at present are felt as a pressure upon the community; and suggesting remedies for their prevention. The second edition, revised and enlarged. By a magistrate.
Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.Date: MDCCXCVI. [1796]- E-books
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A treatise on the police of the metropolis containing a detail of the various crimes and misdemeanors by which public and private property and security are, at present, injured and endangered: and suggesting remedies for their prevention. The fourth edition, revised and enlarged. By a magistrate, ..
Colquhoun, Patrick, 1745-1820.Date: 1797- E-books
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Sketch of a plan to prevent crimes. By John Donaldson, Esq
Donaldson, John, fl. 1790-1795.Date: 1792- E-books
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An account of the origin and effects of a police set on foot by His Grace the Duke of Newcastle in the year 1753 , upon a plan presented to his Grace by the late Henry Fielding, Esq; To which is added A Plan for preserving those deserted Girls in this Town, who become Prostitutes from Necessity. By John Fielding, Esq;.
Fielding, John, Sir, 1721-1780.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]