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Subject(s)

• Crime—England—London—History—16th century [Browse]
• Crime—England—London—History—17th century [Browse]
• Law enforcement—England—London—History—16th century [Browse]
• Law enforcement—England—London—History—17th century [Browse]

Series

• Cambridge social and cultural histories ; 13. [More in this series]
• Cambridge social and cultural histories ; 13 [More in this series]

Summary note

A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By focusing on policing, prosecution, and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses, Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth of London and the changes to its cultures, communities, and environments. Through a series of thematic chapters he maps problem areas and people; reconstructs the atmosphere of the streets; and traces the development of policing in the city. The book provided the first full study of petty crime before 1660, analysing worlds and words of crime, criminal rings and cultures, and tracking changing meanings of crime to reveal alternative emphases on environmental crimes and crimes committed by women. It also examines the key roles of Bridewell prison, hospitals, medical provision, and penal practices, shedding light on investigation, detection, surveillance, and public prosecution. Viewed through this fascinating account, the city will never look the same again.

Notes

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Contents

• Rhetorics and records
• Change
• Troubled times
• Mapping troubles
• Streets
• Crime
• Crime : worlds
• Crime : words
• Control
• Court days
• Bodies
• Policing : people and policy
• Policing : night battles
• Policing : process and prosecution
• Policing : knowledge.

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Other title(s)

Cambridge University Press. History.

ISBN

9780511495823 (ebook)

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