English Local Prisons, 1860-1900 - Next Only to Death (Paperback)

The local prisons of the latter half of the nineteenth century refined systems of punishment so harsh that one judge considered the maximum penalty of two years local imprisonment to be the most severe punishment known to English law: "next only to death." This work examines how private perceptions and concerns became public policy. It also traces the move in English government from the rural and aristocratic to the urban and more democratic. It follows the rise of the powerful elite of the higher civil service, describes some of the forces that attempted to oppose it, and provides a window through which to view the process of state formation.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	1995
Authors:	Sean McConville
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 58mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	834
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-00913-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	1-138-00913-X
Barcode:	9781138009134

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