Descript |
xi, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Content |
text |
Media |
unmediated |
Carrier |
volume |
Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Key themes in the history of crime -- Introduction: methods, themes and debates in the history of crime -- Media and crime -- Violence : the decline of homicide and a growing intolerance towards assault -- The nature of property crime -- The causes of property crime -- Gender & crime in the criminal justice system : women as victims -- Gender & crime: women as perpetrators of crime -- Juvenile crime : from artful dodger to reformatory boy -- The evolution & development of the English criminal justice system -- From parlour to police court : the role of the JP and the emergence of the modern magistrate -- Dogberry to detectives : policing from amateurs to professionals -- Removing the victim? : the changing nature of prosecution in the courts in England -- The decline and fall of the "bloody code" : the changing nature of punishment policy in the long eighteenth century -- The rise and fall of incarceration -- Conclusions and suggestions for future research -- Bibliography -- Index. |
ISBN |
9781441117656 |
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1441117652 |
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