Crime And Law In England 1750 1840

Author : Peter King
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521129540

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Crime and Law in England, 1750-1840 by Peter King Pdf

How was law made in England in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? Through detailed studies of what the courts actually did, Peter King argues that parliament and the Westminster courts played a less important role in the process of law making than is usually assumed. Justice was often remade from the margins by magistrates, judges and others at the local level. His book also focuses on four specific themes - gender, youth, violent crime and the attack on customary rights. In doing so it highlights a variety of important changes - the relatively lenient treatment meted out to women by the late eighteenth century, the early development of the juvenile reformatory in England before 1825, i.e. before similar changes on the continent or in America, and the growing intolerance of the courts towards everyday violence. This study is invaluable reading to anyone interested in British political and legal history.

Author : David Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1998-12-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781349271054

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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1750–1914 by David Taylor Pdf

One of the fastest-growing and most exciting areas of historical research in recent years has been the study of crime and the criminal. The intrinsic fascination of the subject is enhanced by the fact that between the mid eighteenth century and early twentieth century, the English criminal justice system was fundamentally transformed as a new disciplinary state emerged. Drawing on recent research, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of these important changes.

Author : James A Sharpe
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317891772

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Crime in Early Modern England 1550-1750 by James A Sharpe Pdf

Still the only general survey of the topic available, this widely-used exploration of the incidence, causes and control of crime in Early Modern England throws a vivid light on the times. It uses court archives to capture vividly the everyday lives of people who would otherwise have left little mark on the historical record. This new edition - fully updated throughout - incorporates new thinking on many issues including gender and crime; changes in punishment; and literary perspectives on crime.

Author : Barry Godfrey,Graeme Dunstall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134009312

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Crime and Empire 1840 - 1940 by Barry Godfrey,Graeme Dunstall Pdf

This book is a major contribution to the comparative histories of crime and criminal justice, focusing on the legal regimes of the British empire during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its overarching theme is the transformation and convergence of criminal justice systems during a period that saw a broad shift from legal pluralism to the hegemony of state law in the European world and beyond.

Author : J S Cockburn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000156256

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Crime in England by J S Cockburn Pdf

This volume, first published in 1977, brings together eleven studies of crime and the administration of the criminal law in England during the early modern period. They represent a variety of approaches – legal, historical and sociological – to the study of historical crime. The initial essay in this study, which is written from a legal standpoint, is the first coordinated account of the structure of criminal law administration in this formative period. It is followed by investigations into the nature and incidence of crime, court appearance and punishment, separate studies of witchcraft, infanticide and poaching, and an account of conditions in eighteenth-century Newgate. This book will be of particular interest to students of criminology and history.

Author : Norma Landau
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139433266

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Law, Crime and English Society, 1660–1830 by Norma Landau Pdf

This book examines how the law was made, defined, administered, and used in eighteenth-century England. A team of leading international historians explore the ways in which legal concerns and procedures came to permeate society and reflect on eighteenth-century concepts of corruption, oppression, and institutional efficiency. These themes are pursued throughout in a broad range of contributions which include studies of magistrates and courts; the forcible enlistment of soldiers and sailors; the eighteenth-century 'bloody code'; the making of law basic to nineteenth-century social reform; the populace's extension of law's arena to newspapers; theologians' use of assumptions basic to English law; Lord Chief Justice Mansfield's concept of the liberty intrinsic to England; and Blackstone's concept of the framework of English law. The result is an invaluable account of the legal bases of eighteenth-century society which is essential reading for historians at all levels.

Author : Clive Emsley
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002530538

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Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900 by Clive Emsley Pdf

Author : James Fitzjames Stephen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : UOM:39015013501435

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A History of the Criminal Law of England by James Fitzjames Stephen Pdf

Author : Clive Emsley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351384841

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Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900 by Clive Emsley Pdf

Ranging from the middle of the eighteenth through to the end of the nineteenth century, Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900 explores the developments in policing, the courts and the penal system as England became increasingly industrialised and urbanised. Through a consideration of the difficulty of defining crime, the book presents criminal behaviour as being intrinsically tied to historical context and uses this theory as the basis for its examination of crime within English society during this period. In this fifth edition Professor Emsley explores the most recent research, including the increased focus on ethnicity, gender and cultural representations of crime, allowing students to gain a broader view of modern English society. Divided thematically, the book’s coverage includes: the varying perceptions of crime across different social groups crime in the workplace the concepts of a ‘criminal class’ and ‘professional criminals’ the developments in the courts, the police and the prosecution of criminals. Thoroughly updated to address key questions surrounding crime and society in this period, and fully equipped with illustrations, tables and charts to further highlight important aspects, Crime and Society in England, 1750–1900 is the ideal introduction for students of modern crime.

Author : Shani D'Cruze
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1902806735

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A Pleasing Prospect by Shani D'Cruze Pdf

Based on extensive primary-source research, this historical account considers the changing identity of 18th-century Colchester from the perspective of its "middling sort"--a section of society often attached to cultures of politeness and to the practices of consumption and production that helped shape economic change. Painstakingly reconstructing 18th-century social networks along lines of family, kinship, gender, spatiality, religion, and politics, this study examines the relationships between individual and family biographies while reflecting on provincial urban society and culture. The guide explores how Colchester capitalized on growth in agriculturally based industries--such as brewing, milling, and malting--and its role as an east-coast port and its participating in the urban renaissance and commodification of polite culture.

Author : J. A. Sharpe
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039914671

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Crime in Early Modern England, 1550-1750 by J. A. Sharpe Pdf

Author : A. H. Manchester
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015009046502

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A Modern Legal History of England and Wales 1750-1950 by A. H. Manchester Pdf

Author : Martin J. Wiener
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0521478820

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Reconstructing the Criminal by Martin J. Wiener Pdf

An account of changing conceptions and treatments of criminality in Victorian and Edwardian Britain.

Author : David Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1350362425

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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1750-1914 by David Taylor Pdf

"One of the fastest-growing and most exciting areas of historical research in recent years has been the study of crime and the criminal. The intrinsic fascination of the subject is enhanced by the fact that between the mid eighteenth century and early twentieth century, the English criminal justice system was fundamentally transformed as a new disciplinary state emerged. Drawing on recent research, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of these important changes."--

Author : James Fitzjames Stephen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108060714

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A History of the Criminal Law of England by James Fitzjames Stephen Pdf

Published in 1883, this three-volume account of English criminal law's development since 1200 remains a classic work of legal historical scholarship.