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

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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. Guerre et criminalité. Délits militaires > Grande-Bretagne. Militaires > Grande-Bretagne. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology. Crime Military offenses Soldiers War and crime Great Britain Electronic books. History
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