Chapter 4 “Miscreants” and “Desperadoes”: Halifax’s “Criminal Class”

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. A City of Order in a Time of Turmoil: The Socio-Economic Contours of Interwar Halifax 16
7. The Machinery of Law and Order 37
8. The Social Perceptions of Crime and Criminals 74
9. “Miscreants” and “Desperadoes”: Halifax’s “Criminal Class” 96
10. Women, Crime, and the Law 126
11. The Ethnic Dimensions of Crime and Criminals 156
12. Conclusion 184
13. Appendix 1 190
14. Appendix 2 193
15. Appendix 3 214
16. Notes 227
17. Bibliography 290
18. Index 320
19. Law and Society 328