RT Book
T1 Crime, regulation and control during the Blitz: protecting the population of bombed cities
T2 History of crime, deviance and punishment
A1 Adey, Peter
A2 Cox, David J.
A2 Godfrey, Barry S.
LA English
PP London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney
PB Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1619159759
AB "An interdisciplinary study on crime and security in blitzed British cities"--
AB "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"--
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-231) and index
CN D744.7.G7
SN 9781441159953
K1 World War, 1939-1945 : Social aspects : England
K1 Bombing, Aerial : Social aspects : England : History : 20th century
K1 War and crime : England : History : 20th century
K1 Crime Prevention : England : History : 20th century
K1 Law Enforcement : England : History : 20th century
K1 Internal Security : England : History : 20th century
K1 Liverpool (England) : History, Military : 20th century
K1 Coventry (England) : History, Military : 20th century
K1 London (England) : History : Bombardment, 1940-1941 : Social aspects
K1 Großbritannien : Zweiter Weltkrieg : Luftkrieg : Kriminalität : Bekämpfung