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1. CoxAndrew, David Donna and Barry GodfreyRandall McGowen. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/PolicingPerreaus-FactoryMrs-PrivateRudd-Deviancebetrayal-Punishmenteighteenth-ebookcentury/dp/B00BCIQQV6B000VZMDW2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694215151469422275&sr=8-1&keywords=policingThe+thePerreaus+and+Mrs.+Rudd%3A+Forgery+and+Betrayal+in+Eighteenth-Century+factory Policing the FactoryLondon The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd: Theft, Private Policing Forgery and Law Betrayal in Modern EnglandEighteenth-Century London]</i> (BloomsburyUniversity of California Press, 20142001). Much While many of British the books on our list deal with broad time periods and criminal history focuses on victims themes, this engaging work reads like a contemporary criminal mystery. The Perreaus, twin brothers, and offenders before various courts the wife of one of lawthem, Mrs. Cox and Godfrey bring to light a variety Rudd, were accused of workplace thefts and discuss how forgery in 1775. Along with the law operated within narrative retelling of the private work force. They build upon rich sources that include newspaper comments, exciting case studies, memoirs, Andrew and archival statisticsMcGowen ask larger historical questions. Cox For example, why was forgery a capital crime? How did fashion and Godfrey also analyze what these localized legal encounters meant for citizens in a modern Englandstyle impact the court's perception of the defendants? A boring history of crime this is not.
2. D’CruzCox, Shani David and Louise JacksonBarry Godfrey. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/WomenPolicing-JusticeFactory-EnglandPrivate-GenderDeviance-HistoryPunishment-ebook/dp/B00F3ZCLPEB00BCIQQV6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694216651469421515&sr=8-1&keywords=Women%2Cpolicing+Crimethe+and+Justice+in+England+Since+1660 Womenfactory Policing the Factory: Theft, Crime Private Policing and Justice Law in Modern England Since 1660]</i> (Palgrave MacmillanBloomsbury, 20092014). Much of British criminal history focuses on victims and offenders before various courts of law. Cox and Godfrey bring to light a variety of workplace thefts and discuss how the law operated within the private work force. They build upon rich sources that include newspaper comments, case studies, memoirs, and archival statistics. Cox and Godfrey also analyze what these localized legal encounters meant for citizens in a modern England. 3. EmsleyD’Cruz, CliveShani and Louise Jackson. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/CrimeWomen-SocietyJustice-England-BritishGender-History-ebook/dp/140585863XB00F3ZCLPE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694217891469421665&sr=8-1&keywords=Women%2C+Crime+and+SocietyJustice+in+England%2C+1750-1900 Since+1660 Women, Crime and Society Justice in England, 1750-1900Since 1660]</i> (Pearson LongmanPalgrave Macmillan, 20102009).
4. GrayEmsley, Drew DClive. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Policing-PunishmentSociety-England-1660British-1914History/dp/1441117652140585863X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694219411469421789&sr=8-1&keywords=Crime%2C+Policing+and+PunishmentSociety+in+England%2C+16601750-1914 1900 Crime, Policing and Punishment Society in England, 16601750-19141900]</i> (Bloomsbury AcadmicPearson Longman, 20162010)
5. KildayGray, Anne-Marie and David NashDrew D. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Histories-Crime-1600Policing-2000Punishment-AnneEngland-Marie1660-Kilday1914/dp/02302247091441117652/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694220101469421941&sr=8-1&keywords=KildayCrime%2C+Anne-MariePolicing+and+David+Nash.+HistoriesPunishment+ofin+CrimeEngland%3A+Britain2C+16001660-2000 Histories of 1914 Crime: Britain 1600, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-20001914]</i> (Palgrave MacmillanBloomsbury Acadmic, 20102016)Regardless of if you're new to the field of criminal and legal history or you're familiar with the subject, you'll find something useful and engaging in Gray's book. The book is divided into two parts. The first deals with specific themes (like juvenile crime and gender and crime) while the second part deals with the development of the justice system. Helpfully, Gray offers considerations for future research in the field.
6. KingKilday, PeterAnne-Marie and David Nash. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Histories-Crime-Justice1600-Discretion2000-EnglandAnne-1740Marie-1820-ebookKilday/dp/B002EZZ4F00230224709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694221531469422010&sr=8-1&keywords=KingKilday%2C+Peter.+Crime%2C+Justice%2CAnne-Marie+and+DiscretionDavid+inNash.+England%2CHistories+1740-1820.of+Crime%28Oxford3A+University+Press%2CBritain+1600-2000%29 Histories of Crime, Justice, and Discretion in England, 1740: Britain 1600-18202000]</i> (Oxford University PressPalgrave Macmillan, 20002010) Since King is . Readers interested in such crimes as marital cruelty, infanticide, white-collar convictions, as well as the death penalty will probably find an essay of interest in Kilday and Nash's collection. The work does a good job of relating a prolific historian case study in this field, we chose one detail for each type of his works crime that contributes to social criminal history's covered. By focusing on This is a somewhat narrow time period, King is able useful introduction to give detailed descriptions a variety of trail experiences from pretrial processes to sentencing and punishment. Although he is crimes, but it tells a social historian, King downplays the importance larger story of women in the courtroomhow British society viewed criminals and criminal behavior over four-hundred years.
7. LemmingsKing, David, edPeter. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/CourtroomsCrime-PublicJustice-SphereDiscretion-BritainEngland-17001740-18501820-ebook/dp/1409418030B002EZZ4F0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694222101469422153&sr=8-1&keywords=King%2C+Peter.+Crime%2C+CourtroomsJustice%2C+and+theDiscretion+Publicin+SphereEngland%2C+in1740-1820.+%28Oxford+University+BritainPress%2C+1700-1850 2000%29 Crime, Courtrooms Justice, and the Public Sphere Discretion in BritainEngland, 17001740-18501820]</i> (RoutledgeOxford University Press, 20122000)Since King is such a prolific historian in this field, we chose one of his works that contributes to social criminal history. By focusing on a somewhat narrow time period, King is able to give detailed descriptions of trail experiences from pretrial processes to sentencing and punishment. Although he is a social historian, King downplays the importance of women in the courtroom.
8. McGowenLemmings, RandallDavid, ed. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/PerreausCourtrooms-MrsPublic-RuddSphere-betrayalBritain-eighteenth1700-century1850/dp/B000VZMDW21409418030/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=14694222751469422210&sr=8-1&keywords=TheCrime%2C+PerreausCourtrooms+and+Mrs.+Rudd%3Athe+ForgeryPublic+andSphere+Betrayalin+inBritain%2C+Eighteenth1700-Century+London The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd: Forgery 1850 Crime, Courtrooms and Betrayal the Public Sphere in EighteenthBritain, 1700-Century London1850]</i> (University Routledge, 2012) If you're looking for a variety of respected viewpoints on the changing nature of criminal proceedings, look to Lemmings's collection of historical essays. Most of the contributions rely on published accounts of California Presstrials, 2001)so the overall theme of the book is the rise of print culture and how it shaped public perception about the proceedings. Through these selections, Lemmings argues that print culture supported the prosecution while judging the morality of those on trial.
9. Palk, Dierdre. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Judicial-Discretion-1780-1830-Historical-Society/dp/086193282X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469422435&sr=8-1&keywords=Gender%2C+Crime+and+Judicial+Discretion%2C+1780-1830 Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780-1830]</i> (Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, 2006) Palk has completed some of the more recent work on gender and the law. Her study highlights three main types of theft (shopliftin, pickpocketing, and uttering, or forgery). Palk does a good job of comparing the treatment and experience between male and female offenders. She largely focuses on defendants before the court, rather than their victims.
10. Ward, Richard. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Justice-18th-Century-Deviance-Punishment/dp/1474276431/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469422603&sr=8-1&keywords=Print+Culture%2C+Crime+and+Justice+in+18th-Century+London Print Culture, Crime and Justice in 18th-Century London]</i> (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016) It's understood court records and accounts became more detailed as time went on. In fact, the early-18th century saw a fascination with printed accounts of criminals and their trials. While many histories rely on the trial accounts themselves, Ward delves into newspapers, periodicals, and graphic prints as well as the trial proceedings and accounts of those ministering to the accused. For anyone interested in how criminals and crime were presented to a larger public, Ward's book is essential.
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