Crime was one of the main concerns of inter-war Germany, and the Nazis' "tough" anti-crime policies were a major source of their popularity. With respect to crime and policing, the major conceptual leap the Nazis made was from due process and punishment of the convicted to "preventive" policing, a major element of which was "protective custody". This change was popular and was taken up with apparent enthusiasm by the German police.I saw this posting last week and then forgot where I had seen it. Fortunately it was included in Tim Worstall's latest BritBlog Roundup.
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Monday, May 01, 2006
Himmler: Tough on crime
Charlie Whitaker has noticed some worrying historical parallels with New Labour's approach to policing:
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