Shoemaker, R.B. (2015) Forty Years of Crime in London (Journal). London Journal, 40 (2). pp. 89-105. ISSN 0305-8034
Abstract
As a contribution to the fortieth anniversary celebrations of the London Journal, this article provides an overview of the twenty-seven articles which it has published about crime and criminal justice since its inception. While few articles were published in its early years, there has been a big increase in articles published in the last decade, pushing the Journal into the forefront of the historiography on these topics. A survey of the recurring themes in articles about crime, policing, justice, and punishment leads to the conclusion that what is distinctive about London crime is not its severity or frequency, but the depth of evidence the records of its prosecution provide about the distinctive features of metropolitan life.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The London Journal Trust. This is an author-produced version of a paper accepted for publication in The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
Keywords: | Crime; Justice; Police; Punishment; Old Bailey; Courts |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2015 10:16 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2017 05:43 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/0305803415Z.00000000063 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Maney Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1179/0305803415Z.00000000063 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86283 |