Crime, Prosecution and Social Relations: The Summary Courts of the City of London in the Late Eighteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780230203976 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 228 str.

Drew Gray

Opis

Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system.

Spis treści

Introduction Locating the Summary Courts Policing& Personnel: Constables and the Watching System Property Offending in the City of London Settling their Differences: The Prosecution of Interpersonal Violence Regulating the Streets Quelling the Smithfield Yahoos: Bullock-hunting on the Streets of London The Regulation of Trade and Poverty The People's Courts? Bibliography

O autorze

DREW GRAY is Senior Lecturer in the History of Crime at the University of Northampton, UK. His latest research project is studying the caseload of a Northamptonshire magistrate in the mid eighteenth century. His second book, London Shadows, a Study of Victorian Crime and Popular Culture, is due for publication in 2011.