are vested with special powers by law, such as the power to compel government agencies to provide information, these badges provide a quick way for lawyers to identify themselves as such. Bibliography Attwood, Philip, Badges. London: British Museum Press, 2004. Attwood, Philip, Acquisitions of badges (1978-1982). London : British Museum Occasional Paper 55, 1985. Attwood, Philip, Acquisition of badges (1983-1987). London: British Museum Occasional Paper 76, 1990. Bible, Don. Warrant Discs of the Gestapo & Kripo, 1934-1946. Morristown, Tenn: Published privately by the author, 1991. C.G. Braxmar Co., Inc. (New York, N.Y.). Illustrated Catalogue of Fire & Police Dept. Badges. New York: The company, 1921. Dinnes, Andrew Ross. Border War Badges: A Guide to South African Military & Police Badges, 1964-1994. 2011. Houser, Todd R., Norm Sorenson, and Ronald L. Myers. A History of the City of Long Beach, California Police Badge. [Long Beach, Calif.]: Long Beach Police Historical Society, 2005. Mauldin, William. State Police & State Highway Patrol Badge Guide. Meadows of Dan, Va: William Mauldin Productions, 1999. Taylor, Michael Bradley, and Victor Legender Wilkinson. Badges of Office: An Illustrated Guide to the Helmets and Badges of the British Police 1829 to 1989. Henley-on-Thames: Hazell, 1989. See also References Setchfield, Frank (1986). Official Badge Collector's Guide: From the 1890s to the 1980s. London: Longman. External links Badges in the Staten Island Historical Society Online Collections Database Badge Collectors' Circle Award items