Prosecution and Punishment: Petty Crime and the Law in London and Rural Middlesex, C.1660-1725

by Robert B. Shoemaker

Book Overview

The law was one of the most potent sources of authority and stability in early modern England. Historians, however, have argued over whether the discretion and flexibility embodied in the judicial system was used as a method of social control, and by focusing their attention on felonies and on the action of the protagonists in judicial decisions they have tended to ignore rich sources of information concerning attitudes towards and experiences of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521068762
• ISBN13: 9780521068765
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"