Gwenda Morgan, Peter Rushton, Rogues, thieves and the rule of law. The problem of law enforcement in north-east England, 1718-1800
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3 avril 2009
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Robert Shoemaker, « Gwenda Morgan, Peter Rushton, Rogues, thieves and the rule of law. The problem of law enforcement in north-east England, 1718-1800 », Crime, Histoire & Sociétés, ID : 10.4000/chs.899
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Published studies of crime and punishment in eighteenth-century England have for the most part concentrated on London and its environs, so this study of crime, justice and punishment in north-east England is especially welcome. In this thoroughly researched book, Gwenda Morgan and Peter Rushton analyse patterns of prosecutions at the assizes courts and quarter sessions for the counties of Northumberland and Durham, as well as the separately governed cities of Newcastle and Berwick, noting bot...