{"product_id":"magistrates-police-and-people-everyday-criminal-justice-in-quebec-and-lower-canada-1764-1837-paperback-softback-9781487598853","title":"Magistrates, Police, and People; Everyday Criminal Justice in Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1837 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487598853","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMagistrates, Police, and People\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEveryday Criminal Justice in Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1837\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDonald Fyson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487598853\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e490 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe role and function of criminal justice in a conquered colony is always problematic, and the case of Quebec is no exception. Many historians have suggested that, between the Conquest and the Rebellions (1760s-1830s), Quebec's 'Canadien' inhabitants both boycotted and were excluded from the British criminal justice system. \u003cem\u003eMagistrates, Police, and People\u003c\/em\u003e challenges this simplistic view of the relationship between criminal law and Quebec society, offering instead a fresh view of a complex accord. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on extensive research in judicial and official sources, Donald Fyson offers the first comprehensive study of the everyday workings of criminal justice in Quebec and Lower Canada. Focussing on the justices of the peace and their police, Fyson examines both the criminal justice system itself, and the system in operation as experienced by those who participated in it. Fyson contends that, although the system was fundamentally biased, its flexibility provided a source of power for ordinary citizens. At the same time, everyday criminal justice offered the colonial state and colonial elites a powerful, though often faulty, means of imposing their will on Quebec society. This fascinating and controversial study will challenge many received historical interpretations, providing new insight into the criminal justice system of early Quebec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e English Justice in a Foreign Land\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Making Justices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Character of the Magistracy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Police before the Police \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Relevance of Criminal Justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Experiencing the Everyday Course of Criminal Justice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Criminal Justice and Social Power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Criminal Justice and State Power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Illustration Credits\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599864394008,"sku":"9781487598853","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/magistrates-police-and-people-everyday-criminal-justice-in-quebec-and-lower-canada-1764-1837-paperback-softback-9781487598853","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}