Crime Control and Everyday Life in the Victorian City

Heather Shore, The English Historical Review [The book} is fluidly and interestingly written, with plenty of colour alongside the more detailed analysis of data. I would urge those interested in the history of policing and crime, in the control of urban space, of everyday life in urban society and of state/social relations, to consult Churchill's study. It is an important book which makes a significant contribution to the history of the Victorian city, and it deserves to be widely read.

David J. Cox, Journal of Law and Society I would not hesitate to recommend this book to readers who wish to enjoy a well-written reappraisal of the respective roles of both police and public in attempting to control crime within the Victorian city. Churchill is to be congratulated on a book that will make readers think and possibly reassess their views of both police and public during the Victorian era.

Thomas Guiney, Oxford Brookes University, Crime, Media, Culture Churchill clearly possesses the instinct and craft of a historian: this is a meticulous and carefully researched study, guided throughout by a steadfast commitment to understanding the richness and complexity of the social world.

Victor Bailey, Journal of British Studies no study has investigated Victorian crime control as a shared activity between police and public in this level of detail. This book will quickly be seen as a major new interpretation of Victorian polic-ing, the first truly innovative study in this field for quite some time.

Heather Shore, English Historical Review This is a long book at nearly 300 pages, nevertheless it is fluidly and interestingly written, with plenty of colour alongside the more detailed analysis of data. Iwould urge those interested in the history of policing and crime, in the control of urban space, of everyday life in urban society and of state/social relations, to consult Churchills study. It is an important book which makes a significant contribution to the history of the Victorian city, and it deserves to be widelyread.

Eleanor Bland, History One of the values of the work is the fact that Churchill refuses to be pigeonholed into police history, the history of crime, or social history; instead, he examines both the role of the police and the roles of civilians in tackling criminal activity ... A great strength of the work is Churchill's lively style, including his combination of broad analysis with engaging examples ... This style provides clarity for the reader and also brings to life the process of criminal justice administration and the everyday interactions between the police, victims, and offenders on the streets of Victorian cities.

David Orr, Cultural and Social History For Criminologists and sociologists, as well as crime and social historians, these are fundamental considerations, and ones that make this book both a timely and welcome addition to research in this area.

Matt Neale, Urban History This is a...

David Churchill is a Lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Leeds. He completed his PhD at The Open University and was Economic History Society Anniversary Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. His research concerns policing, security, and crime control in modern Britain, and he has written several articles on these themes. He also works on urban history and on the uses of historical research in criminology and criminal justice studies. In 2016, he was awarded the Radzinowicz Prize and British Society of Criminology Policing Network Early Career Prize.

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