| Crime, Protest, Community and Police in Nineteenth-Century Britain Contributor(s): Jones, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138943282 ISBN-13: 9781138943285 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: The History of Crime and Punishm |
| Physical Information: 262 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study, first published in 1982, is concerned with the nature of crime in nineteenth-century Britain, and explores the response of the community and the police authorities. Each chapter is linked by common themes and questions, and the topics described in detail range from popular forms of rural crime and protest, through crime in industrial and urban communities, to a study of the vagrant. The author pays special attention to the relationship between illegal activities and protest, and emphasizes the context and complexity of official crime rates and of many forms of criminal behaviour. This title will be of interest to students of history and criminology. |