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Evangelicalism, Penal Theory and the Politics of Criminal Law

Reform in England, 1808-30

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  • © 2001

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  1. Richard R. Follett
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Part of the book series: Studies in Modern History (SMH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Mitigating the ‘Bloody Code’: an Introduction

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    Pages 1-20

  3. Raising the Hue and Cry, 1808–10

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    Pages 21-45

  4. Romilly, Bentham and Utility

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    Pages 46-66

  5. Evangelicalism and Penal Law Reform

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    Pages 67-89

  6. The Evangelical Approach to Criminal Law Reform

    • Richard R. Follett
    Pages 90-108

  7. The Conservative Resistance

    • Richard R. Follett
    Pages 109-124

  8. Mobilizing Opinion, 1811–18

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    Pages 125-146

  9. The Partnership: Mackintosh and Buxton, 1819–22

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    Pages 147-170

  10. Consolidation, Mitigation and Conclusions

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    Pages 171-187

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 188-231
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Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830.

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'...a comprehensive and eminently readable account of a complex subject...' - Simon Devereaux, Journal of Modern History

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Richard R. Follett is Professor of History, University College and Washington University.

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