Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz : protecting the population of bombed cities /
Adey, Peter,
Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz : protecting the population of bombed cities / [electronic resource] Peter Adey, David J. Cox and Barry Godfrey. - 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Preparation -- 1. Anticipation and Preparation for the Blitz -- 2. The Nervous System of Police Control and War-Time Regulation -- Part II: Blitz -- 3. Wartime Crime and Criminalisation -- 4. Measuring Crime and Disorder, and Maintaining Morale -- 5. Preventing and Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency -- 6. Controlling Movement in the City -- 7. The Black Market and Circuits of Criminality -- Part III: Aftermath -- 8. The Legacy of the Blitz -- Conclusion: Living with Terror.
"Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz looks at the social effect of bombing on urban centres like Liverpool, Coventry and London, critically examining how the wartime authorities struggled to regulate and control crime and offending during the Blitz. Focusing predominantly on Liverpool, it investigates how the authorities and citizens anticipated the aerial war, and how the State and local authorities proposed to contain and protect a population made unruly, potentially deviant and drawn into a new landscape of criminal regulation. Drawing on a range of contemporary sources, the book throws into relief today's experiences of war and terror, the response in crime and deviancy, and the experience and practices of preparedness in anticipation of terrible threats. The authors reveal how everyday activities became criminalised through wartime regulations and explore how other forms of crime such as looting, theft and drunkenness took on a new and frightening aspect. Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz offers a critical contribution to how we understand crime, security, and regulation in both the past and the present"--
9781441143587 (e-book)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--England.
Bombing, Aerial--Social aspects--History--England--20th century.
War and crime--History--England--20th century.
Crime prevention--History--England--20th century.
Law enforcement--History--England--20th century.
Internal security--History--England--20th century.
London (England)--History--Social aspects.--Bombardment, 1940-1941
Liverpool (England)--History, Military--20th century.
Coventry (England)--History, Military--20th century.
Electronic books.
D744.7.G7 / A34 2016
940.53/1
Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz : protecting the population of bombed cities / [electronic resource] Peter Adey, David J. Cox and Barry Godfrey. - 1 online resource (273 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Preparation -- 1. Anticipation and Preparation for the Blitz -- 2. The Nervous System of Police Control and War-Time Regulation -- Part II: Blitz -- 3. Wartime Crime and Criminalisation -- 4. Measuring Crime and Disorder, and Maintaining Morale -- 5. Preventing and Dealing with Juvenile Delinquency -- 6. Controlling Movement in the City -- 7. The Black Market and Circuits of Criminality -- Part III: Aftermath -- 8. The Legacy of the Blitz -- Conclusion: Living with Terror.
"Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz looks at the social effect of bombing on urban centres like Liverpool, Coventry and London, critically examining how the wartime authorities struggled to regulate and control crime and offending during the Blitz. Focusing predominantly on Liverpool, it investigates how the authorities and citizens anticipated the aerial war, and how the State and local authorities proposed to contain and protect a population made unruly, potentially deviant and drawn into a new landscape of criminal regulation. Drawing on a range of contemporary sources, the book throws into relief today's experiences of war and terror, the response in crime and deviancy, and the experience and practices of preparedness in anticipation of terrible threats. The authors reveal how everyday activities became criminalised through wartime regulations and explore how other forms of crime such as looting, theft and drunkenness took on a new and frightening aspect. Crime, Regulation and Control during the Blitz offers a critical contribution to how we understand crime, security, and regulation in both the past and the present"--
9781441143587 (e-book)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--England.
Bombing, Aerial--Social aspects--History--England--20th century.
War and crime--History--England--20th century.
Crime prevention--History--England--20th century.
Law enforcement--History--England--20th century.
Internal security--History--England--20th century.
London (England)--History--Social aspects.--Bombardment, 1940-1941
Liverpool (England)--History, Military--20th century.
Coventry (England)--History, Military--20th century.
Electronic books.
D744.7.G7 / A34 2016
940.53/1