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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales: Volume IV: The Politics of Law and Order book cover

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The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales Volume IV: The Politics of Law and Order

By David Downes, Tim Newburn Copyright 2023
342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

342 Pages 22 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book is Volume IV in the Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales. Previous volumes have focused on the moral reforms of the 1960s, the changes to the criminal courts and the introduction of an independent prosecution service, and the broad shifts in penal policy that have taken place in the post-war era. This volume examines the changing politics of law and order,... Read more

1. Introduction

Part One: The Changing Politics of Law and Order

2. The Politics of Law and Order in a Changing Society, 1945-1970

3. The Rise of Law and Order Politics, 1970-1979

4. Talking Tough: Law and Order Politics, 1979-1992

5. British Politics of Law and Order, 1992-1997: Walking the Walk

Part Two: Explaining the Trends

6. Leaving the Past Behind

7. Pressure-Group and Interest-Group Politics

8. Matters of Scandal and Concern

9. Conclusion

Part Three

10. Postscript: Law and Order Politics 1997-2010

Biography

David Downes is Professor Emeritus of Social Policy and a member and former director of the Mannheim Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the London School of Economics, UK.

Tim Newburn is Professor of Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics, UK.

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