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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Thesis/dissertation |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Stefan Petrow |
ISBN: | 0198201656 9780198201656 |
OCLC Number: | 1000550482 |
Description: | xiii, 343 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm |
Contents: | pt. I : Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Liberty and morality -- 2. The Home Office, the law, and the Metropolitan Police -- pt. II : 'A serious danger to society' : habitual criminals -- Introduction to Part II -- 3. Supervision -- 4. Identification and elimination -- pt. III : 'The great social evil' : prostitution -- Introduction to part III -- 5. On the streets -- 6. The business of vice -- pt. IV : 'The crowning curse' : drunkenness -- Introduction to Part IV -- 7. The sellers -- 8. The drinkers -- pt. V : 'A grave national concern' : betting -- Introduction to Part V -- 9. Powerful interests -- 10. Class legislation -- Conclusion -- Appendix : Leading personnel. |
Responsibility: | Stefan Petrow. |
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