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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450958403321

Autore

Morgan Gwenda

Titolo

Rogues, thieves, and the rule of law : the problem of law enforcement in north-east England, 1718-1800 / / Gwenda Morgan and Peter Rushton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Bristol, Pa. : , : UCL Press, , 1998

ISBN

1-135-37032-X

1-280-13985-4

0-203-98228-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RushtonPeter

Disciplina

364.9428/09/033

Soggetti

Crime - England, North East - History - 18th century

Law enforcement - England, North East - History - 18th century

Criminal justice, Administration of - England, North East - History - 18th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of tables; List of illustrations; North-East England; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The character of north-east England; CHAPTER TWO Enforcing the law; CHAPTER THREE The patterns of crimes and punishments; CHAPTER FOUR The social organization of crime; CHAPTER FIVE Common and unnatural crimes: women and north-east crime; CHAPTER SIX Learning their lesson the use of public punishments; CHAPTER SEVEN Transportation; CHAPTER EIGHT Correction and imprisonment; CHAPTER NINE Law and disorder; Conclusion

Notes Manuscript sources; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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