Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER ONE. From Town to City: The Police in 1822 3
6. CHAPTER TWO. Change and Conservatism: The City Marshal and the Great Mayor, 1822–1829 14
7. CHAPTER THREE. Riots and A New Police, 1829–1838 26
8. CHAPTER FOUR. Opportunities and Problems, 1838–1845 39
9. CHAPTER FIVE. A Vigorous Police: Marshal Tukey, 1845–1853 59
10. CHAPTER SIX. Adjustment and Definition, 1853–1860 85
11. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Violent Years, 1860–1869 118
12. CHAPTER EIGHT. Crime and Scandal, 1869–1870 142
13. CHAPTER NINE. Chief Savage and Readjustment, 1870–1878 157
14. CHAPTER TEN. Political Uncertainty: The Commission Movement, 1870–1878 180
15. CHAPTER ELEVEN. Political Breakdown: Charter Reform, 1878–1885 199
16. CHAPTER TWELVE. Epilogue and Conclusion 220
17. APPENDIX I. A Note on Criminal Statistics 225
18. APPENDIX II. Police Division Maps 236
19. APPENDIX III. Boston Police, Population, and Expenditures, 1820-1885, 1961 238
20. Notes on Sources 239
21. Notes 249
22. Index 289