Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 24, 2018
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9781138941762
Description: "[This book] explores the developments in policing, the courts and the penal system as England became increasingly industrialised and urbanised. Through a consideration of the difficulty of defining crime, the book presents criminal behaviour as being intrinsically tied to historical context and uses this theory as the basis for its examination of crime within English society during this period. In this fifth edition, [the author] explores the most recent research, including the increased focus on ethnicity, gender and cultural representations of crime, allowing students to gain a broader view of modern English society. Divided thematically, the book’s coverage includes: the varying perceptions of crime across different social groups; crime in the workplace; the concepts of a ‘criminal class’ and ‘professional criminals’; and the developments in the courts, the police and the prosecution of criminals."--
Notes: Source title: Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900 (Themes In British Social History)