Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-1914

AvDrew D. Gray

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-1914 offers an overview of the changing nature of crime and its punishment from the Restoration to World War 1. It charts how prosecution and punishment have changed from the early modern to the modern period and reflects on how the changing nature of English society has affected these processes. By combining extensive primary material alongside a thorough analysis of historiography this text offers an invaluable resource to students and academics alike.The book is arranged in two sections: the first looks at the evolution and development of the criminal justice system and the emergence of the legal profession, and examines the media's relationship with crime. Section two examines key themes in the history of crime, covering the emergence of professional policing, the move from physical punishment to incarceration and the importance of gender and youth. Finally, the book draws together these themes and considers how the Criminal Justice System has developed to suit the changing nature of the British state.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-01-28
Mått:152 x 232 x 24 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781441117656

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Drew D. Gray is Senior Lecturer in the History of Crime at the University of Northampton, UK. He is the author of Crime, Prosecution and Social Relations (2009) and London's Shadows (2010).

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[Gray] has written an admirable textbook drawing on his own experience in different archives and combining this with an excellent ability to condense the published material and to make shrewd judgments … This will prove to be a valuable text, especially given the accompanying website materials.

Innehållsförteckning

Section One: Key themes in the history of crime1. Introduction: Methods, themes and debates in the history of crime2. Media and Crime3. Violence: the decline of homicide and a growing intolerance towards assault4. The nature of property crime: highway robbery, burglary and petty theft5. The underlying impetuses to commit property crime6. Gender & crime in the criminal justice system: women as victims7. Gender & Crime: women as perpetrators of crime8. Juvenile crime: from artful dodger to reformatory boySection Two: The evolution & development of the English Criminal Justice System9. From parlour to police court: The role of the JP and the emergence of the modern magistrate10. Dogberry to detectives: Policing from amateurs to professionals11. Removing the victim? The changing nature of prosecution in the Courts in England12. The decline and fall of the ‘Bloody code’: the changing nature of punishment policy in the long eighteenth century13. The rise and fall of incarceration 14. Conclusions and suggestions for future researchBibliographyIndex