Fitted Up by George Thatcher

Fitted Up by George Thatcher

a story of a life of poverty in the 1930s and 40s as a child and young man a life of petty crime in Londons bleak 1950s underworld reminiscent of all those black and white gangster films of the period.

An authentic account of how professional criminals were treated by police in the 1950s and ‘60s, even when they faced the death penaltyThe ‘verbal’ confession was fabricated in the police canteen, the evidence rules were unfair to those with previous convictions, and the judges were hostile and the defence lawyers could not care less. As for the jurors, they were members of a public that watched Dixon of Dock Green and thought it reflected reality. -- Geoffrey Robertson QC

Chris Porter is based at the Centre for the Study of Football and its Communities, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His research explores the links between football fans, class-consciousness, neoliberal ideology and globalisation.

Anthony May is based at the School of Marketing and Management, Coventry University, UK. His research explores the relationship of sport with a range of social and political issues, including austerity, sustainability, political campaigning, as well as with other forms of culture.

Annabel Kiernan is based at the Centre for the Study of Football and its Communities, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Her research interests cover public sector reform and the role of football in local service delivery and community identity.

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ISBN 13	9780750959650
ISBN 10	0750959657
Title	Fitted Up
Author	George Thatcher
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2014-09-01
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.