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Crime, Justice and Discretion in England 1740-1820

Crime, Justice and Discretion in England 1740-1820

King, Peter

Paperback

LinguisticsCriminologyBritish History

ISBN10: 0199259070
ISBN13: 9780199259076
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Mar 27 2003
Pages: 398
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.85 Width: 6.44 Depth: 9.26
Language: English
The criminal law has often been seen as central to the rule of the 18th century landed elite. Within detailed studies of every stage of the criminal process this volume explores key issues such as who used the law, for what purposes and with what effects It then challenges the view that the law was primarily the instrument of a small elite, portraying it instead as an arena of struggle, negotiation and compromise used by many different social groups. The criminal justice system may have sometimes been vulnerable to power but it was also useful in limiting it.

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