Soldier, sailor, beggarman, thief : crime and the British armed services since 1914

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...

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Main Author: Emsley, Clive
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Subjects:
War and crime.
Soldiers > Great Britain.
Crime > Great Britain.
Military offenses > Great Britain.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime
Military offenses
Soldiers
War and crime
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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 critically and scarcely at all for the period of the two World Wars of the 20th century. This is a serious investigation of criminal offending by members of the British armed forces both during and immediately after these wars.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 216 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191647031
0191647039
9781283949569
1283949563
9780191744204
0191744204
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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