Informal justice in England and Wales, 1760-1914 : the courts of popular opinion /

"This is a study of law, wrongdoing and justice as conceived in the minds of the ordinary people of England and Wales from the later eighteenth century to the First World War. Official justice was to become increasingly centralised with declining traditional courts, emerging professional polici...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Banks, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > England > Citizen participation > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Wales > Citizen participation > History.
Customary law courts > England > History.
Customary law courts > Wales > History.
Vigilance committees > England > History.
Vigilance committees > Wales > History.
Dispute resolution (Law) > England > History.
Dispute resolution (Law) > Wales > History.
Tribunaux coutumiers > Angleterre > Histoire.
Tribunaux coutumiers > Pays de Galles > Histoire.
Règlement de conflits > Angleterre > Histoire.
Règlement de conflits > Pays de Galles > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Citizen participation.
Customary law courts.
Dispute resolution (Law)
Vigilance committees.
England.
Wales.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Law, symbolism and punishment
  • 2. Localism, justice and the right to judge
  • 3. The forms of rough music
  • 4. Sex, gender and moral policing
  • 5. Defending economic interests
  • 6. Political resistance
  • 7. Resistive communities
  • 8. Performance and proscription
  • Aftermath.

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