Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland, Volume 1: Magistrates, Media and the Masses

by David G. Barrie and Susan Broomhall

Taking the form of two companion volumes, Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland represents the first major investigation into the administration, experience, impact and representation of summary justice in Scottish towns, c.1800 to 1892. Each volume explores diverse, but complementary, themes relating to judicial practices, relationships, experiences and discourses through the lens of the same subject matter: the police court. Volume 1, with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032918977
• ISBN13: 9781032918976
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 534 Pages