The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard - Tapa dura

For over 170 years, Scotland Yard has been the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service. This encyclopedia reveals facts and stories from Scotland Yard's history. It also profiles the activities, techniques and structures of the modern Metropolitan Police.

This is the first ever encyclopedia of Scotland Yard, produced with the full cooperation and approval of the Metropolitan Police and the Home Office. Covering 170 years of history and including more than 250 color and black-and-white photographs, the book shows how the methods and nature of policing have dramatically changed and presents a wealth of information about Scotland Yard in an easily accessible A-Z format. Far from being a dry and dusty reference work, the book is packed with interesting and entertaining stories from the Yard's colorful history.