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• A Caveate for sherriffs: or, a whip for corrupt officers. Whether baliffs of franchises, or liberties, bumms, bumms fellows, bumm setters, setters mates, scumms and varlots. Discovering their unjust exactions, and cruell oppressions of the people; and the good provision made by the law (now in force) to curb their exorbitancy, and the forfeitures and dammages from them that do contrary. With proposalls to prevent this horrid charge and exaction for the time to come, which may be done with great safety and ease to the people. (London, : [s.n.], Printed in the year of our Lord, 1655) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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• Police Code of Silence in Times of Change (Cham et al.: Springer Open, c2022), by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskaly, Ahmet Kule, and M. R. Haberfeld (PDF and Epub with commentary at SpringerLink)

• Afghanistan's police : the weak link in security sector reform (United States Institute of Peace, 2009), by Robert Perito and United States Institute of Peace (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• La préfecture de police (Administration du journal La Lanterne, 1879), by Yves Guyot and France. Tribunal de première instance (Seine) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Chicago, Satan's sanctum ... (C.D. Phillips & Co., 1899), by L. O. Curon and Lawrence J. Gutter Collection of Chicagoana (University of Illinois at Chicago) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Chicago, Satan's Sanctum, by L. O. Curon (Gutenberg ebook)

• Torture in Madras, (James Ridgway, 1857), by Malcolm Lewin (page images at HathiTrust)

• Extracts from the report of the Punjab Provincial Police Committee, 1926. (Superintendent, Govt. Printing, Punjab, 1926), by Punjab (India). Provincial Police Committee (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The threat and effects of corruption to U.S. law enforcement along the Mexican border : hearing before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, May 14, 1997. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1998), by United States. Congress. Senate. Caucus on International Narcotics Control (page images at HathiTrust)

• Report of investigation relating to performance and condition of law enforcement in West New York, New Jersey. (New Jersey Law Enforcement Council, 1958), by New Jersey Law Enforcement Council (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Confidential report to the honorable George Pataki, Governor of the State of New York, pursuant to section six of the New York State executive law (New York State Police, 1997), by Nelson E. Roth and New York State Police (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• In the matter of the investigation of the charges against Alderman Patterson and the chief and deputy chief of police evidence and report thereon, before Mr. Recorder Start. (s.n., 1865) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Police Code of Silence in Times of Change (Cham et al.: Springer Open, c2022), by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskaly, Ahmet Kule, and M. R. Haberfeld (PDF and Epub with commentary at SpringerLink)

• Safeguarding integrity among justice and security officials (Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Secretariat of the Vice President Global Forum on Corruption :, 1999), by D.C.) Global Forum on Fighting Corruption: Safeguarding Integrity among Justice and Security Officials (1999 : Washington and United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs. Secretariat of the Vice President Global Forum on Corruption (page images at HathiTrust)

• Enhancing police integrity. (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2005), by United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Public service with honor (U.S. Department of Justice, 1997), by United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Observations on the report, &c., sent out from the Council Chamber : along with a draft of a police bill. (Police Office, 1822), by Edinburgh (Scotland). General Board of Commissioners and Edinburgh (Scotland). Commissioners of Police (page images at HathiTrust)

• Controlling police corruption : the effects of reform policies, summary report. (National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, U.S. Dept. of Justice : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1978), by Lawrence W. Sherman and Yale University. Dept. of Sociology (page images at HathiTrust)
• The measurement of police integrity (U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2000), by Carl B. Klockars and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Information on drug-related police corruption (The Office, 1998), by United States General Accounting Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Maintaining municipal integrity : participant's handbook (U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice :, 1980), by David Austern, University Research Corporation, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Maintaining municipal integrity : trainer's handbook (Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice :, 1980), by David Austern, University Research Corporation, and National Institute of Justice (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Proclamations. 1667-06-25. ([London] : In the Savoy, printed by the assigns of John Bill and Christopher Barker, printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1667), by England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II), King Charles II of England, Richard Browne, and Privy Council England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A list of the names of the Members of the House of Commons observing which are officers of the Army, contrary to the selfe-denying ordinance: together with such summes of money, offices and lands, as they have given to themselves, for service done, and to bee done, aginst [sic] the King and kingdome. Note, reader, that such as have this marke (*) comming immediatly before their names, are recruiters; illegally elected, by colour of the New-Scale, the power of the Army, and voices of the souldiers, and are un-duly returned, and serve accordingly. The first centurie. ([London : s.n., 1648]), by M. El. and Henry Elsynge (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some considerations concerning the high-court of Chancery and the ordinance made for the regulation and limitation of that court. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the year, 1657) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Farther arguments, for passing the bill against the sale of offices humbly offer'd to the House of Lords, as it has pass'd the honourable House of Commons. ([London? : s.n., 1697]), by James Whiston (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A Caveate for sherriffs: or, a whip for corrupt officers. Whether baliffs of franchises, or liberties, bumms, bumms fellows, bumm setters, setters mates, scumms and varlots. Discovering their unjust exactions, and cruell oppressions of the people; and the good provision made by the law (now in force) to curb their exorbitancy, and the forfeitures and dammages from them that do contrary. With proposalls to prevent this horrid charge and exaction for the time to come, which may be done with great safety and ease to the people. (London, : [s.n.], Printed in the year of our Lord, 1655) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of Richard Fielder, in relation to the petition of the waggoners. ([London : s.n., 1696]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The sisters of the scabards holiday: or, a dialogue between two reverent and very vertuous matrons, Mrs. Bloomesbury, and Mrs. Long-Acre her neare neighbour. Wherein is discoursed how terrible, and costly the civill law was to their profession; and how they congatulate [sic] the welcome alteration. ([London : s.n.], Printed, 1641) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A vindication of the case relating to the greenwax fines shewing how the rights and prerogative of the Crown are diminished, officers enriched, and the subjects oppressed by the mismanagement of that revenue : also, disproving the allegations used to hinder a reformation thereof, as contradictory to the reports and resolutions of the judges and lawyers, and the experience of persons of all ranks and degrees in all ages. (London : [s.n.], 1684), by Percivall Brunskell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The bribe-takers of jury-men partiall, dishonest, and ignorant discovered and abolished; and, honest, judicious, able, and impartiall restored;: and their equall election to try causes, and find inquests. / Written, proposed, and tendred to the same intent and purpose as all the former proposalls, to and for the saving to the honest people of this nation the thirty hundred thousand pounds yearly are. By William Leach of the Middle-Temple. (London : Printed by E. Cotes, in the year 1652), by William Leach (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Another New-Years-gift for arbitrary judges, or, Some sober reflections on injustice (London : [s.n.], 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A brief vindication of Mr. Percivall Brunskell's case with an account of twenty one years most remarkable passages. (London printed : [s.n.], 1695), by Percivall Brunskell (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Atrocious Judges : Lives of Judges Infamous as Tools of Tyrants and Instruments of Oppression, by John Campbell Campbell, ed. by Richard Hildreth (Gutenberg ebook)

• An account of Robert Crosfeild's proceedings in the House of Lords, the last session, and this session of Parliament wherein will appear the present miserable state and condition of the nation, by the open violating and invading of the law and liberty of the subject : humbly presented to the consideration of the Lords and Commons in Parliament assembled. ([London : s.n., between 1692-1696]), by Robert Crosfeild (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A second list of the names offices, and rewards of Parliament men: for their hearty indeavours to ruinate both king and kingdome. The second centurie. ([London : s.n., 1648]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Yet another word to the wise:: shewing, that the lamentable grievances of the Parliaments friends in Cumberland and Westmerland. [sic] presented by their Commissioner, Mr. Iohn Musgrave, to the House of Commons above two years agoe, are so far yet from being redressed, that the House of Commons not only protecteth Mr. Richard Barwis, one of their owne members, from the law, being accused of high treason, as appeareth by the great charge against him in this treatise contained. As also against Sir Wilford Lawson, commander in chiefe of Cumberland, who betrayed that county into the enemies hands. ... But instead of doing justice either against them or other accused traytors to the common-wealth, they have most unjustly committed that worthy gentleman, Mr. John Musgrave, (their accuser and prosecuter to the Fleet prison) above these 12. moneths, ... ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeare 1646), by John Musgrave (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The second centurie.: 1. Cornelius Holland, his father died in the Fleete for debt, ... ([London : s.n., 1648]), by M. El. and Henry Elsynge (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discovery of the arbitrary, tyrannicall, and illegall actions of some of the committee of the county of Lincoln,: occasioned by a charge given to the grand jury at the Quarter Sessions of the peace held at Folkingham in the county aforesaid, upon the 5 of Octob. 1646. / By Edvvard King, of Marton in the county aforesaid Esquire, Justice of the Peace for that part of the county: wherein is set forth the exorbitancy of the said committee men, who transgressed the laws, changed the ordinances, and broak the solemn vow, League and covenant; with severall warrants under their hands for the cleer and evident proof of the same. (London : [s.n.], Printed. 1647), by Edward King (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter to a member of Parliament, occasion'd by the votes of the House of Commons against their late Speaker, and others (London : [s.n.], 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Anno undecimo Georgii IV Regis : act to indemnify witnesses who may give evidence, before the Lords spiritual and temporal, on a bill to prevent bribery and corruption in the election of burgesses to serve in Parliament for the borough of East Retford. (26th April 1830.) (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1830), by Great Britain, Andrew Strahan, George Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), and Great Britain. Sovereign (1820-1830 : George IV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• A Collection of the Debates and Proceedings in Parliament in 1694 and 1695, Upon the Inquiry into the Late Briberies and Corrupt Practices (London, 1695), by England and Wales Parliament
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• Indications respecting Lord Eldon : including history of the pending judges' salary-raising measure (Printed for J. and H.L. Hunt, 1825), by Jeremy Bentham (page images at HathiTrust)
• City-secret ([s.n.], 1744) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Anno tertio Gulielmi IV Regis : an act to indemnify witnesses who may give evidence, before either house of Parliament touching the charge of bribery in the election of burgesses to serve in Parliament for the borough of Stafford. (18th June 1833.) (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1833), by Great Britain, Andrew Spottiswoode, George Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), Great Britain Parliament, and Great Britain. Sovereign (1830-1837 : William IV) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Police! (Field and Tuer ;, 1889), by Charles Tempest Clarkson and J. Hall Richardson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The unlucky family : a book for children (Smith, Elder, 1907), by Mrs. Henry De La Pasture, Fernand Gabriel Renier, Anne Renier, Edward Tennyson Reed, John Nicholl Hampson, Elder Smith, and James Ballantyne and Co (page images at HathiTrust)
• A History of Police in England, by W. L. Melville Lee (Gutenberg ebook)
• The articles of the charge of the vvardmote enquest: (London : printed by Robert Young, printer to the Honourable Citie of London, [ca. 1635]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• At the general sessions of the publick peace holden for the City of London by adjournament at Justice-hall in the Old-Baily in the parish of Sepulchers in the ward of Farringdon without London: on Wednesday the sixteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred fifty and four, before Sir Thomas Vyner Knight Mayor of the City of London, Thomas Atkin, Thomas Andrews, Thomas Foot, John Kendrick, aldermen of the said City; William Steel serjeant at Law, and recorder of the same city, John Dethick, and Robert Tichborn, aldermen of the city aforesaid, justices assigned to keep the publike peace in the said City; and also to heare and determine divers felonies, trespasses; and other misdemeanours within the same city committed. ([London : s.n., 1654]), by City of London (England) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An act of Common-covncel for the well-ordering and establishing of the watches within this city, and payment of the beadles salary.: ([London] : Printed by Richard Cotes, Printer to the honorable City of London, 1643), by City of London (England). Court of Common Council (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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