the problem of law enforcement in north-east England, 1718-1800 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Gwenda Morgan and Peter Rushton.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Bristol, Pa. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
UCL Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1998.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-276) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 The character of north-east England -- chapter 2 Enforcing the law -- chapter 3 The patterns of crimes and punishments -- chapter 4 The social organization of crime -- chapter 5 Common and unnatural crimes: women and north-east crime -- chapter 6 Learning their lesson: the use of public punishments -- chapter 7 Transportation -- chapter 8 Correction and imprisonment -- chapter 9 Law and order.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Rogues, Thieves and the Rule of Law"" is a large-scale study of crime, disorder and law enforcement in northern England in the early modern period. London was not the only city where female criminals were common and gangs were feared, nor was it the sole centre of industrial and political agitation. The north was an area of national significance which supplied the capital with its fuel and whose tendency to industrial insurgence commanded the attention of every 18th-century administration.; Arguing that much of the recent work on early modern crime has focused on London and its surrounding cou.
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Title
Rogues, thieves, and the rule of law.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Crime-- England, North East-- History-- 18th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of-- England, North East-- History-- 18th century.
Law enforcement-- England, North East-- History-- 18th century.