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Law and Order in Historical Perspective

The Case of Elizabethan Essex

  • 1st Edition - January 28, 1974
  • 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

Law and Order in Historical Perspective

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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.