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English criminal justice in the nineteenth century /

An account of the 19th-century criminal justice system as a whole, from the crimes committed and the classification of offences to the different courts and their procedure. The author describes the stages of criminal prosecution - committal, indictment, trial, verdict and punishment - and the judges...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bentley, D. J. (David Jeffrey)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Rio Grande, Ohio : Hambledon Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:An account of the 19th-century criminal justice system as a whole, from the crimes committed and the classification of offences to the different courts and their procedure. The author describes the stages of criminal prosecution - committal, indictment, trial, verdict and punishment - and the judges, lawyers and juries, highlighting the significant changes in the rules of evidence during the century. He looks at reform of the old system and assesses how far it was brought about by lawyers themselves and how far by external forces. Finally, he considers the fairness of the system, both as seen.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 318 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826442925
0826442927