Soldier, sailor, beggarman, thief : crime and the British armed services since 1914 / Clive Emsley.
The belief that crime declines at the beginning of major wars as young men are drawn into the armed forces, and increases with the restoration of peace, as brutalised veterans are released on to a labour market reorganising for peace, has a long pedigree in Britain. But it has rarely been examined c...
Full description
Saved in: