02841nam 2200577 a 450 991097040260332120240417232051.097819081623971908162392(CKB)2560000000103703(EBL)3416327(SSID)ssj0000891500(PQKBManifestationID)11448743(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891500(PQKBWorkID)10891999(PQKB)10781387(OCoLC)848920185(MiAaPQ)EBC3416327(Au-PeEL)EBL3416327(CaPaEBR)ebr10719440(CaONFJC)MIL498078(Perlego)2957461(EXLCZ)99256000000010370320150303d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHanging in the balance a history of the abolition of capital punishment in Britain /Brian P. Block, John Hostettler1st ed.Hampshire, England :Waterside Press,1997.1 online resource (288 pages)9781872870472 1872870473 Includes bibliographical references and index.""About the authors""; ""Copyright and publication details""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""1. Capital Crimes""; ""2. Gruesome Scenes""; ""3. Moves To Minimise Capital Punishment""; ""4. Rush To Reform""; ""5. Executions in Private""; ""6. Abolition of Public Hangings""; ""7. The Campaign at Bay""; ""8. Towards a Select Committee""; ""9. Peace and War""; ""10. The Silverman Amendment""; ""11. The Royal Commission""; ""12. Trials and Tribulations""; ""13. A Quiet Report""; ""14. Another Victory: Another Defeat""; ""15. The Homicide Act 1957""; ""16. Confusion""""17. The Trend Towards Abolition""""18. Abolition""; ""19. The End of the Rope""; ""Afterword""; ""APPENDIX I: Milestones to Abolition""; ""APPENDIX II: Prime Ministers from 1800 to 1970""; ""APPENDIX III: Home Secretaries from 1800 to 1970""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""Traces the History of capital punishment in the United Kingdom from ancient times to periods of reform until hanging for murder was finally abolished by Parliament in 1969. This book describes the Parliamentary and public debates, and notes the stance taken by organizations and individuals.Capital punishmentGreat BritainHistoryCapital punishmentHistory.364.66/0941Block Brian P1808941Hostettler John1805456MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970402603321Hanging in the balance4359451UNINA