Law and Order in Historical Perspective
The Case of Elizabethan Essex
- 1st Edition - January 28, 1974
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Joel Samaha
- Editors: Charles Tilly, Edward Shorter
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 4 8 9 4 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 7 8 5 7 5 6 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 6 9 7 9 - 5
Law and Order in Historical Perspective: The Case of Elizabethan Essex presents a brief description of what happened in the 16th-century criminal justice system from the commission… Read more
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Law and Order in Historical Perspective: The Case of Elizabethan Essex presents a brief description of what happened in the 16th-century criminal justice system from the commission of a felony until the disposition of the case occurred. This book discusses how criminal law actually operated in a community and how the system of the criminal justice was administered. Organized into two parts encompassing four chapters, this book begins with an overview of the statistics of crime and criminals in 16th-century England. This text then examines the law-enforcement machinery in Essex. Other chapters consider how officials view law, which determines the procedures they follow in executing it. This book discusses as well the institutional effectiveness of courts. The final chapter deals with reconstructing the system of criminal justice in Elizabethan Essex. This book is a valuable resource for historians. Students and readers who are connected professionally to the law will also find this book useful.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPrologue An English "Goshen"Part I The Statistics of Crime Chapter I. Crime and Criminals Part II The Criminal Justice System Chapter II. Crime, Society, and the Law Chapter III. The Justices of the Peace and Their Helpers Chapter IV. The Emergence of Modern Courts Conclusion The Larger Picture Appendix I Crime Distribution in Elizabethan Essex Appendix II Disposition of Cases Appendix III Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan Essex Appendix IV The Justices of the Peace Appendix V Modernization of Elizabethan Criminal CourtsAppendix VI Relationship of Harvest Abundance and Crimes Appendix VII Raw Data for Chapters I and II Bibliography Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 28, 1974
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Charles Tilly
Affiliations and expertise
University of Michigan, U.S.A.ES
Edward Shorter
Affiliations and expertise
University of Toronto, CanadaRead Law and Order in Historical Perspective on ScienceDirect