Offers a fascinating view of the social history of Georgian London through the workings of the Summary courts. By analyzing the summary proceedings and the use of the law by ordinary citizens - to prosecute theft, violence and resolve disputes - this study represents an important addition to our understanding of the criminal justice system.

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University of Northampton, UK

Drew D. Gray

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DREW GRAY is Senior Lecturer in the History of Crime at the University of Northampton, UK. His latest research project is studying the caseload of a Northamptonshire magistrate in the mid eighteenth century. His second book, London Shadows, a Study of Victorian Crime and Popular Culture, is due for publication in 2011.

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Book Title: Crime, Prosecution and Social Relations
Book Subtitle: The Summary Courts of the City of London in the Late Eighteenth Century
Authors: Drew D. Gray
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246164
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-20397-6Published: 13 August 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-24616-4Published: 13 August 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 228
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Cultural History, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Prison and Punishment, Modern History

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