Making the peace public order and security in modern Britain

This is a wide-ranging historical analysis of the fundamental concepts on which the law-and-order debate rests. Events of the 20th century, ranging from the World War I Defence of the Realm Act to the John Stalker affair, offer insight into the periodic crises of order which threaten the UK.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Townshend, Charles
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 1993, 1993
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This is a wide-ranging historical analysis of the fundamental concepts on which the law-and-order debate rests. Events of the 20th century, ranging from the World War I Defence of the Realm Act to the John Stalker affair, offer insight into the periodic crises of order which threaten the UK.
Physical Description:264 p.
ISBN:9780191678929