19. The politics of law and order
19. The politics of law and order
- Marian FitzGerald
- and Chris Hale
Abstract
This chapter traces the breakdown in the consensus among political parties that decision making within the criminal justice system should appear to be ‘above politics’ and considers the ways in which crime became an increasingly contested arena of political competition. The discussions cover the politics of law and order in the UK since 1945, and during the periods 1945–70, 1970–92, and post-1992.
