The Last Postwar
The Last Postwar
This chapter examines the passage of public order laws in post-war England. It suggests that though the Public Order Acts of 1936 and 1986 appear to be divided into two equal parts, the division is less clear-cut. This is because the Brixton issue did not initiate but rather accelerated the sense of crisis which had already been sufficiently acute in 1977. A critic and historian also observe that the public sense of sudden deterioration in public security and the sudden growth in violent crimes is a recurrent one.
Keywords: public order, England, Public Order Acts, public security, violent crimes
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