Description
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking exploration of the causes and consequences of Halifax’s tough-on-crime measures in the interwar era.
Trade ReviewFor 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.
-- Paul W. Bennett * The Chronicle Herald, Halifax *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Crime, the Rule of Law, and Society
1 A City of Order in a Time of Turmoil: The Socio-Economic Contours of Interwar Halifax
2 The Machinery of Law and Order
3 The Social Perceptions of Crime and Criminals
4 “Miscreants” and “Desperadoes”: Halifax’s “Criminal Class”
5 Women, Crime, and the Law
6 The Ethnic Dimensions of Crime and Criminals
Conclusion: The Supremacy of Law and Order in Halifax
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
