{"product_id":"prosecution-and-punishment-petty-crime-and-the-law-in-london-and-rural-middlesex-c-1660-1725-hardback-9780521400824","title":"Prosecution and Punishment; Petty Crime and the Law in London and Rural Middlesex, c.1660–1725 (Hardback) 9780521400824","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eProsecution and Punishment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePetty Crime and the Law in London and Rural Middlesex, c.1660–1725\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book offers an assessment of the social significance of the law in pre-industrial England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert B. Shoemaker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521400824, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 August 1991\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e372 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 3.1 cm, 0.756 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\"\u003eThe law was one of the most potent sources of authority and stability in early modern England. Historians, however, have argued over whether the discretion and flexibility embodied in the judicial system was used as a method of social control, and by focusing their attention on felonies and on the action of the protagonists in judicial decisions they have tended to ignore rich sources of information concerning attitudes towards and experiences of the law. Misdemeanour prosecutions affected many more people (and a broader social variety of participants) than felony prosecutions, and in their choice of methods of prosecution both victims and Justices of the Peace exercised considerably greater flexibility in responding to petty crimes than they did with felonies. This book examines the day-to-day operation of the criminal justice system in Middlesex from the point of view of plaintiffs and defendants, and offers an assessment of the social significance of the law in pre-industrial England.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations and conventions\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Background: 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Options for prosecution\u003cbr\u003e 3. Patterns of prosecutions\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Procedures For Prosecution: 4. Informal mediation by justices of the peace\u003cbr\u003e 5. Binding over by recognizance\u003cbr\u003e 6. Indictment at quarter sessions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Houses of correction\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Contextx of Misdemeanor Prosecutions: 8. The participants: plaintiffs, defendants, and justices of the peace\u003cbr\u003e 9. The reformation of manners campaign\u003cbr\u003e 10. Geographical contexts\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007232135448,"sku":"9780521400824","price":96.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521400824i_a462fd9c-6362-49d9-8fc1-59ee3841bd1d.jpg?v=1691381131","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/prosecution-and-punishment-petty-crime-and-the-law-in-london-and-rural-middlesex-c-1660-1725-hardback-9780521400824","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}