The unwritten law [[electronic resource] ] : criminal justice in Victorian Kent / / Carolyn A. Conley
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| Autore: |
Conley Carolyn <1953->
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| Titolo: |
The unwritten law [[electronic resource] ] : criminal justice in Victorian Kent / / Carolyn A. Conley
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, 1991 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.9422309 |
| 364.9422309034 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal justice, Administration of - England - Kent - History - 19th century |
| Justice, Administration of - England - Kent - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-237) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; 1. Community Law: J.P.s, Police, and Rough Music; 2. Violence: Fair Fights and Brutal Cowardice; 3. Women: Victims and Suspects; 4. Children; 5. Outlaws; 6. Class and Respectability; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This account of criminal justice in Victorian England examines the gap between the formal laws and the unwritten law of the community, and analyzes how law-breakers were treated differently according to class, gender and status. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The unwritten law |
| ISBN: | 1-280-52476-6 |
| 0-19-536257-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910458134603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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