This detailed study of the criminal justice system in Victorian Britain highlights the dilemmas facing those responsible for administering justice and protectin

Charts the history of execution laws and practices in the 'Bloody Code' era and its extraordinary transformation by 1900.

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide to racial hate

This book illuminates the neglected history of the Dublin Metropolitan Police – a history that has been long overshadowed by existing historiography, which ha

Serious Offenders: A Historical Study of Habitual Criminals examines the persistent offending careers of men and women operating in northwest England between th