Title Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz : protecting the population of bombed cities / Peter Adey, David J. Cox and Barry Godfrey

Published London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series History of crime, deviance and punishment History of crime, deviance and punishment series. Contents 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 Summary "An interdisciplinary study on crime and security in blitzed British cities"-- Provided by publisher "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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- England Bombing, Aerial -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 20th century War and crime -- England -- History -- 20th century Crime prevention -- England -- History -- 20th century Law enforcement -- England -- History -- 20th century Internal security -- England -- History -- 20th century Second World War. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Crime prevention Internal security Law enforcement Social aspects War and crime Kriminalität Luftangriff Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Zivilschutz Bekämpfung Luftkrieg Bombardementen. Bescherming bevolking. SUBJECT London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- Social aspects Liverpool (England) -- History, Military -- 20th century Coventry (England) -- History, Military -- 20th century Subject England England -- Coventry England -- Liverpool England -- London Coventry Großbritannien Liverpool London Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland. Genre/Form History Military history Form Electronic book Author Cox, David J Godfrey, Barry S ISBN 9781441148421 1441148426 1441143580 9781441143587 9781474217231 1474217230

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