The Police And The Expansion Of Public Order Law In Britain, 1829-2014 (Routledge Solon Explorations In Crime And Criminal Justice Histories)

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 books offers a detailed analysis on 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 legislation is a key theme that resonates throughout the book, and demonstrates the expanding influence of the law on public assemblies and protest which has continued to criminalise and prohibit certain social behaviours. Crucial movements in Britain's social and political history, such as the Chartists, the Suffragettes, the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB), the British Union of Fascists (BUF), the Trade Unions and the National Front (NF), who have all engaged in, or have provoked public disorder, are examined in the book. Other events which were largely reactions to social discontent or injustice, such as the Bristol Riot (1831), Featherstone Riot (1893), Miners Strike (1984), the Inner City Riots (1980s) and the Poll Tax riots (1990) and the UK riots (2011) are also covered.

• | Author: Iain Channing
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: May 28, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 252 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415640776
• | ISBN-13: 9780415640770