Policing and punishment in London 1660-1750 : urban crime and the limits of terror /

Policing and punishment in London 1660-1750 : urban crime and the limits of terror /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Beattie, J. M. (John Maurice), 1932-
Imprint:	Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Description:	xix, 491 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Law enforcement -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century. Law enforcement -- En10gland -- London -- History -- 18th century. Crime -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century. Crime -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Punishment -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century. Punishment -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century. Criminal justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century. Crime. Criminal justice, Administration of. Law enforcement. Punishment. England -- London. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4513200

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ISBN:	0198208677 (acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction - The Crime Problem
Policing and Prosecution
2. The City Magistrates and the Process of Prosecution
3. Constables and other officers
4. Policing the Night Streets
5. Detection and prosecution: thief-takers, 1690-1720
Prosecution and Punishment
6. The Old Bailey in the Late Seventeenth Century
7. The Revolution, crime, and punishment in London, 1690-1713
8. Crime and the State, 1714-1750
9. William Thomson and transportation
10. Conclusion
Bibliography of Manuscript Sources