Sociální a geografický původ úředníků pražského policejního ředitelství ve druhé polovině 19. století

The article contains the results of a research aimed at mapping the social and geographical origin of officials working at the Prague police headquarters in 1851, 1871 and 1891 based on the study of archival sources. The collected data provide information on the personnel structure of the police headquarters in the given years. Comparison of the composition of officials in twenty-year intervals allows tracking of a long-term changes in the monitored parameters. The article contains an introductory chapter describing a brief history of the Prague police headquarters. The article also includes a description of the standard course of service of a Prague police official and the awards that such official could have received for his services.