History, Legal History, Criminology, Law, Administration, Crime, Great Britain, Criminal Justice, Louis A. Knafla, United Kingdom Crime and Punishment, Untied Kingdom, Crime and punishment 

"This book provides an introductory text for students taking courses in recent criminal justice history. Chapters cover the key issues central to an understanding of the historical background to the current criminal justice system, covering the crime of murder, the emergence, establishment and development of the police, crime and criminals, criminals and victims, the courts and punishment, women and children, and surveillance and the workplace. <BR><BR>In addressing each of these issues and developments the authors explore a range of historiographical and criminological debates that have arisen, looking at the ways in which the disciplines of criminology and history are converging, and offering new perspectives on both modern and historical."- from Amazon 

Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. The development of policing -- Introduction -- The 'old' people -- The transition to the New Police -- A golden age of policing? -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- Note -- Further reading -- 3. The role of the 'victim' -- Introduction -- 'victims' and the prosecution of crime -- Retribution, self-defense and other extra-judicial action -- Victims and 'private' initiatives -- Conclusion == Key questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 4. The law and the courts -- Introduction -- An overview of the court system, 1750-1950 -- Historians, law and the courts between 1750-1850 -- Historians, law and the courts between 1850-1950 -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- Further reading -- 5. Punishment, 1750-1950 -- Introduction -- Changing patterns of punishment, 1750-1950 -- Historians, sociologists and the rise of the prison -- Debates over punishment and welfare, 1850-1950 -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- Note -- further reading -- 6. The measurement and meaning of violence -- Introduction -- Measuring levels of violence -- Changes in the meaning of violence -- Sensitivity to violence and the civilizing process -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- notes -- Further reading -- 7. Changing perceptions of crime and criminals -- Introduction -- Changing perceptions of crime and criminals -- factors influencing perceptions of crime and criminals -- The effects of changing representations of crime and criminals -- Conclusion -- key questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 8. Criminal others: women and children -- Introduction -- Changing patterns of juvenile and female criminality -- Youth justice: care of control? -- Prostitution, social control and reform -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 9. Control in the workplace and the rise of surveillance society -- Introduction -- Customary rights in the workplace -- The prosecution and punishment of 'offending' employees -- Did the factory eradicate workplace theft? -- Conclusion -- Key questions -- Notes -- Further reading -- 10. conclusion -- Further reading.  

Includes timetable of significant events, useful websites, bibliography.
Item has been generously donated by Louis A. Knafla.