The bloody code in England and Wales, 1760-1830 (electronic book) /

Walliss, John

The bloody code in England and Wales, 1760-1830 (electronic book) / John Walliss - Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018] - 1 online resource. - World histories of crime, culture and violence .

Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; A Note on Sources and Methodology; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I England; Chapter 2 The Criminal Justice Process in Georgian England; Introduction; Patterns of Indictments; Indictments and Population; Indictments, War and Dearth; The Criminal Justice Process: From Indictment to Sentencing; Sex, Crime and Justice in Georgian England; Conclusion; Chapter 3 "The Lottery of Justice": The Bloody Code in England, 1760-1830; Introduction; Patterns of Sentences of Death, Pardons and Executions in England Patterns of Executions and PardonsCrimes Against the Person: Murder, Infanticide and Rape; Murder; Infanticide; Rape; Property Offences; General Patterns; Executions, Pardons and Population; War, Dearth and the Gallows; Sex, Property Crime and the Gallows; Conclusion; Part II Wales; Chapter 4 Crime and Justice in the Courts of Great Sessions: The Brecon Circuit 1760-1830; Introduction; Patterns of Indictments; Indictments and Population; Indictments, War and Dearth; The Criminal Justice Process: From Indictment to Sentencing; Sex Crime and Justice in Georgian Wales; Conclusion Chapter 5 A Land of White Gloves? Life and Death in Georgian WalesIntroduction; Patterns of Sentences of Death, Pardons and Executions in Wales; Patterns of Executions and Pardons; Crimes Against the Person: Murder, Infanticide and Rape; Murder; Infanticide; Rape; Property Offences; General Patterns; Executions, Pardons and Population; War, Dearth and the Gallows; Sex, Property Offences and the Gallows; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Conclusion; Final Thoughts; Index

9783319745619 (ebk.)


1700-1899


Capital punishment--History--Great Britain
Criminal justice, Administration of--History--Great Britain--19th century.

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