Policing and Punishment in London, 1660-1750: Urban Crime and the Limits of Terror by J. M. Beattie (Author)
Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (January 20, 2003) | ISBN-10: 019925723X | PDF | 4,5 Mb | 520 pages
Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (January 20, 2003) | ISBN-10: 019925723X | PDF | 4,5 Mb | 520 pages
This study examines the considerable changes that took place in the criminal justice system in the City of London in the century after the Restoration, well before the inauguration of the so-called 'age of reform'. The policing institutions of the City were transformed in response to the problems created by the rapid expansion of the metropolis during the early modern period, and as a consequence of the emergence of a polite urban culture.
