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Iain Channing - The Police and the Expansion of Public Order Law in Britain, 1829-2014 - 9781138065871 - V9781138065871
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The Police and the Expansion of Public Order Law in Britain, 1829-2014

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Description for The Police and the Expansion of Public Order Law in Britain, 1829-2014 Paperback. Series: Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JKV; LNFB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

Incidences of public disorder, and the manner in which they have been suppressed, have repeatedly ignited debate on the role of policing, the effectiveness of current legislation and the implications for human rights and civil liberties. These same issues have reverberated throughout British history, and have frequently resulted in the enactment of new legislation that reactively aimed to counter the specific concern of that era. This book offers a detailed analysis of the expansion of public order law in the context of the historical and political developments in British society.

The correlation of key historical events and the enactment of consequent ... Read more

By positioning legal developments within their historical context, the book demonstrates the ebb and flow between the prominence of the competing demands of the liberties of free expression and assembly on the one hand and the protection of the general public and property on the other. This book is essential reading for academics and students in the fields of criminology, history and law.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Routledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138065871
SKU
V9781138065871
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Iain Channing
Iain Channing is an interdisciplinary researcher at Plymouth University. Dr. Channing's research traverses the fields of Law, Criminology and History and he has presented his research at various conferences around the UK. He is the Membership Secretary of SOLON and has a particular interest in the history of public order, political extremism and the police.

Reviews for The Police and the Expansion of Public Order Law in Britain, 1829-2014
‘This is a timely study of the regulation of public order before and after the development of human rights legislation, showing the influence of both official - and especially secret - forms of policing on the control of public space. The longer perspective of two hundred years punctuated by incidents and "moments" in history creates a critical interdisciplinary chronology of ... Read more

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