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Crime and Punishment in England, 1100-1990

An Introductory History

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. The medieval origins of the English criminal justice system

    1. The medieval origins of the English criminal justice system

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 1-13
  3. The early modern period

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Crime and the courts in early modern England

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 17-31
    3. Church courts and manor courts

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 33-46
    4. The machinery of law enforcement

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 47-59
    5. Imposing the law

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 61-71
    6. Punishment

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 73-86
    7. Socio-political crime

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 87-99
  4. Crime, police and punishment in England after the Industrial Revolution, 1800–75

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
    2. The ordering of society

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 103-120
    3. The changing nature of crime in the nineteenth century

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 121-139
    4. The policing of society

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 141-156
    5. Patterns of punishment

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 157-173
  5. The making of the modern criminal, 1875–1960

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
    2. Patterns of crime

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 177-191
    3. Bad behaviour

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 193-208
    4. Professional law

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 209-225
    5. Ordering punishment

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 227-244
    6. Epilogue

      • John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent
      Pages 245-251

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Keele, UK

    John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Crime and Punishment in England, 1100-1990

  • Book Subtitle: An Introductory History

  • Authors: John Briggs, Christopher Harrison, Angus McInnes, David Vincent

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08178-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-16331-0Published: 15 September 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-08178-0Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 276

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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Softcover Book USD 53.00
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