Policing the Home Front 1914-1918

Mary Fraser was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Government, University of Strathclyde, and has held public appointments in healthcare in both England and Scotland. She is the sole author of Using Conceptual Nursing in Practice: A Research-Based Approach published in 1990, which was reprinted in 1993; a second edition was published in 1996. She is also the author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles. She is currently an Associate of The Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR).

"A very readable and informative piece of research on a neglected area of police history."- Police History Society Newsletter 98

• ContentsList of imagesList of tablesAcknowledgementsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: The police before the Great WarChapter 3: Controversies over the War Separation AllowanceChapter 4: Policing alcoholChapter 5: The rise of women?Chapter 6: Living costsChapter 7: Pensions and philanthropyChapter 8: Conscription and the police Chapter 9: Policing sexual moralityChapter 10: The Police as ploughmen and farm workersChapter 11: Flashpoints and tensionsChapter 12: Youth crimeChapter 13: The police and food controlChapter 14: The corrupting effects of the cinemaChapter 15: Conclusions to Policing the Home Front 1914-1918Appendix 1: The work of Michal Foucault (1926-1984)Index