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11%OFFMichael Boudreau - City of Order: Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35 - 9780774822053 - V9780774822053
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City of Order: Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35

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Description for City of Order: Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35 Paperback. A groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax's tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; JKV; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.

Interwar Halifax was a city in flux, a place where citizens debated adopting new ideas and technologies but agreed on one thing – modernity was corrupting public morality and unleashing untold social problems on their fair city.

In this context, citizens, policy makers, and officials turned to the criminal justice system to create a bulwark against further social dislocation. Officials modernized the city’s machinery of order – courts, prisons, and the police force – and placed greater emphasis on crime control, while residents supported tough-on-crime measures and attached little importance to rehabilitation. These initiatives gave birth to a constructed vision of ... Read more

Michael Boudreau’s in-depth study of crime and culture in interwar Halifax, the first of its kind, shows how tough-on-crime measures can compound, rather than resolve, social inequalities and dislocations.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Law and Society
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774822053
SKU
V9780774822053
Shipping Time
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Ref
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About Michael Boudreau
Michael Boudreau is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University.

Reviews for City of Order: Crime and Society in Halifax, 1918-35
For determined popular readers as well as serious scholars, Boudreau’s book is worth plowing through to acquire an in-depth understanding of crime and working-class culture in interwar Halifax. It is even more valuable as a reminder that tough-on-crime policies can actually compound rather than ease social inequalities, racial divisions and economic hardship for the most vulnerable in urban societies.
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