David Philips (1946–2008) was, at the time of original publication, a Lecturer in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Comment on the first edition, written in 2009:‘Crime and Authority was, in this writer’s opinion, one of the founding texts of criminal justice history in the English-speaking world. Anyone doing research in the field or contemplating entering it had a copy on his or her bookshelf.’ – Robert D. Storch, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Wisconsin Colleges, USA

• Tables. Graphs and Map. Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Crime and the Crime Figures 3. Thel Old and New Police 4. The System of Prosecution and the Prosecutors 5. The Offenders – Numbers, Trends and Characteristics 6. Property Offenders (1) – Larcenies 7. Property Offenders (2) – Receiving, Embezzlement, Fraud and Currency Offences 8. Violent Offenders 9. Conclusions. Appendices: I. Sources and Complication of the Committals Figures II. Legal Distinctions III. Population of the Black Country Towns and Parishes, 1831-61. Bibliography. Index.

David Philips (1946–2008) was, at the time of original publication, a Lecturer in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Comment on the first edition, written in 2009:‘Crime and Authority was, in this writer’s opinion, one of the founding texts of criminal justice history in the English-speaking world. Anyone doing research in the field or contemplating entering it had a copy on his or her bookshelf.’ – Robert D. Storch, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Wisconsin Colleges, USA

• Tables. Graphs and Map. Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Crime and the Crime Figures 3. Thel Old and New Police 4. The System of Prosecution and the Prosecutors 5. The Offenders – Numbers, Trends and Characteristics 6. Property Offenders (1) – Larcenies 7. Property Offenders (2) – Receiving, Embezzlement, Fraud and Currency Offences 8. Violent Offenders 9. Conclusions. Appendices: I. Sources and Complication of the Committals Figures II. Legal Distinctions III. Population of the Black Country Towns and Parishes, 1831-61. Bibliography. Index.

David Philips (1946–2008) was, at the time of original publication, a Lecturer in History at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Comment on the first edition, written in 2009:‘Crime and Authority was, in this writer’s opinion, one of the founding texts of criminal justice history in the English-speaking world. Anyone doing research in the field or contemplating entering it had a copy on his or her bookshelf.’ – Robert D. Storch, Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Wisconsin Colleges, USA

• Tables. Graphs and Map. Abbreviations. Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Crime and the Crime Figures 3. Thel Old and New Police 4. The System of Prosecution and the Prosecutors 5. The Offenders – Numbers, Trends and Characteristics 6. Property Offenders (1) – Larcenies 7. Property Offenders (2) – Receiving, Embezzlement, Fraud and Currency Offences 8. Violent Offenders 9. Conclusions. Appendices: I. Sources and Complication of the Committals Figures II. Legal Distinctions III. Population of the Black Country Towns and Parishes, 1831-61. Bibliography. Index.