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Crime and Punishment in England

An Introductory History

  • John Briggs
  • Christopher Harrison
  • Angus McInnes
  • David Vincent
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Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-viii
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  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
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    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
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    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
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    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
  6. Back Matter
    Pages 253-276
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About this book

Keywords

England history history of literature

Authors and affiliations

  • John Briggs
    • 1
  • Christopher Harrison
    • 1
  • Angus McInnes
    • 1
  • David Vincent
    • 1
  1. 1.University of KeeleUK

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08178-0
  • Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 1996
  • Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, New York
  • eBook Packages Palgrave History Collection
  • Print ISBN 978-0-312-16331-0
  • Online ISBN 978-1-137-08178-0
  • Buy this book on publisher's site