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.
