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Author Adey, Peter.

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

Publication Info. 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.
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
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- England.
Bombing, Aerial -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- 20th century.
London (England) -- History -- Bombardment, 1940-1941 -- Social aspects.
Liverpool (England) -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Coventry (England) -- History, Military -- 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
England https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJpYDdYvBpjXV6WpybK68C
England -- Coventry https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJhX88WBQyxGCgwRx3yKh3
England -- Liverpool https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtrRycHmWFfDdbbpf9MT3
England -- London https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJp68ckpMtKGHPFWQrwDMP
World War (1939-1945) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb
Bombardment of London (London, England : 1940-1941) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB94Rq9k6fYrBP8hvGb
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form History
Military history
Added Author Cox, David J.
Godfrey, Barry S.
Other Form: Print version: Adey, Peter. Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz 9781441159953 (DLC) 2015034258 (OCoLC)890178218
ISBN 9781441148421 (electronic bk.)
1441148426 (electronic bk.)
1441143580
9781441143587
9781474217231 (online)
1474217230
9781441159953
1441159959
9781441143587 (ePDF)
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