{"product_id":"crime-and-society-in-twentieth-century-england-9781405859028","title":"Crime and Society in Twentieth-Century England","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Clive Emsley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Longman Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Criminology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime, like the poor, has always been with us. Over the years our understanding of criminal behaviour and the ways in which we analyse and control it have become more sophisticated, but we are no closer to solving the problem of crime than we were at the turn of the last century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crime and Society in Twentieth-Century England\" traces the broad pattern of criminal offending over a hundred year period that experienced unprecedented levels of upheaval and change. This period included two world wars, the end of the British Empire, significant shifts in both gender relations and ethnic mix and a decline in the power of the economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new textbook, Professor Clive Emsley provides an up-to-date assessment of changes in attitudes to crime as well as of the developments in policing, in the courts and in penal sanctions over the course of the century. He explores the impact of growing gender equality and ethnic diversity on crime and criminal justice, and looks at the way in which crime became increasingly central to political agendas in the last third of the century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a clear and accessible manner, the book examines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerceptions of crime and criminality across the century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarieties of offending from murder to benefit fraud \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of the media in constructing and reinforcing the understanding of crime and the criminal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe decline and demise of corporal and capital punishment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shift from largely progressive to more punitive penal practice \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first serious attempt to explore the history of crime and criminal justice in twentieth-century England, this book will be an invaluable introduction to the student and interested general reader alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClive Emsley is Emeritus Professor of History at the Open University. Author of \"Crime and Society in England 1750-1900,\" now in its fourth edition, his recent publications also include \"Hard Men: Violence in England since 1750\" (2005), \"Crime, Police and Penal Policy: European Experiences 1750-1940\" (2007), and \"The Great British Bobby\" (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45235762823319,"sku":"9781405859028","price":3403.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781405859028.webp?v=1769210796","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crime-and-society-in-twentieth-century-england-9781405859028","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}