W.J. MacKay and the NSW Police, 1910–1948

Richard Evans is Honorary Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Australia. His previous books include Do Police Need Guns? (with Clare Farmer, 2020), Disasters That Changed Australia (2009) and The Pyjama Girl Mystery (2004).

1. 'The dominant personality in the force': William John MacKay as an exemplar of police power.- 2. 'The ladder of promotion': Leadership and succession in the New South Wales Police Force, 1910-1929.- 3. 'Razorhurst': The expansion of police power, 1927-1930.- 4 'Murderous coppers': Policing the timber strike and the coal lockout, 1929-1930.-  5. 'Fascism, with modifications': The New Guard, the 'Old Guard', and challenges to State power, 1931-32.- 6. 'Belt their bloody heads off': The police response to the New Guard, 1932.- 7. 'A dangerous power': Independence, accountability and the Police Commissioner, 1934-5.- 8. The SP Royal Commission: Police power, corruption and scandal, 1936.- 9.  The Miller scandal: Power, loyalty and police culture, 1937.-  10. 'I am in charge of the police ship': The minister, police unions and the power of the Commissioner, 1938-1942.- 11. Policing 'the abominable crime': Legislated morality, selective enforcement, and the abuse of power, 1937-1943.- 12. The 'appalling vista': Police power and functional injustice, 1944 and 1932.- 13. The Keogh scandal: Unaccountable power and systemic corruption, 1946-7.- 14. 'Visionary yet arrogant': Assessing W.J. MacKay and police power.