Author: Roger Swift
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857314
Category : Law enforcement
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Police Reform in Early Victorian York, 1835-1856
Author: Roger Swift
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857314
Category : Law enforcement
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857314
Category : Law enforcement
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Provincial Police Reform in Early Victorian England
Author: Roger Swift
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000378837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
The establishment of ‘new police’ forces in early Victorian England has long attracted historical enquiry and debate, albeit with a general focus on London and the urban-industrial communities of the Midlands and the North. This original study contributes to the debate by examining the nature and process of police reform, the changing relationship between the police and the public, and their impact on crime in Cambridge, a medium-sized county town with a rural hinterland. It argues that the experience of Cambridge was unique, for the Corporation shared co-jurisdiction of policing arrangements with the University, and this fractious relationship, as well as political rivalries between Liberals and Tories, impeded the reform process, although the force was certified efficient in 1856. Case studies of the careers of individual policemen and of the crimes and criminals they encountered shed additional light on the darker side of life in early Victorian Cambridge and present a different and more nuanced picture of provincial police reform during a seminal period in police history than either the traditional Whig or early revisionist Marxist interpretations implied. As such, it will support undergraduate courses in local, social, and criminal justice history during the Victorian period.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000378837
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
The establishment of ‘new police’ forces in early Victorian England has long attracted historical enquiry and debate, albeit with a general focus on London and the urban-industrial communities of the Midlands and the North. This original study contributes to the debate by examining the nature and process of police reform, the changing relationship between the police and the public, and their impact on crime in Cambridge, a medium-sized county town with a rural hinterland. It argues that the experience of Cambridge was unique, for the Corporation shared co-jurisdiction of policing arrangements with the University, and this fractious relationship, as well as political rivalries between Liberals and Tories, impeded the reform process, although the force was certified efficient in 1856. Case studies of the careers of individual policemen and of the crimes and criminals they encountered shed additional light on the darker side of life in early Victorian Cambridge and present a different and more nuanced picture of provincial police reform during a seminal period in police history than either the traditional Whig or early revisionist Marxist interpretations implied. As such, it will support undergraduate courses in local, social, and criminal justice history during the Victorian period.
At the Margins of Victorian Britain
Author: Dennis Grube
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857734024
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Victorian Britain, at the head of the vast British Empire, was the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world. Yet, not all Britons were seen as possessing the characteristics that defined what it actually meant to be 'British.' At the Margins of Victorian Britain focuses on the political means of policing unwanted 'others' in Victorian society: the Irish, Catholics and Jews, atheists, prostitutes and homosexuals. In this groundbreaking study, Dennis Grube details the laws and conventions that were legally and culturally enforced in order to bar these 'others' from gaining power and influence in Victorian Britain. Utilizing a wide-ranging analysis, the book focuses on key case-studies: the anti-Semitism implicit in Lord Rothschild's barring from the House of Commons; the fine line between accepted male love and companionship and homosexuality, culminating in the Oscar Wilde trials of the 1890s; and how laws against disease were used to police prostitutes and correct moral vices. Political and legal rhetoric, backed by the force of legislation, set the boundaries of 'Britishness', and enforced those boundaries through the 'majesty' of British law. As Jews, Roman Catholics and atheists were brought into a genuine sense of partnership in the British constitution by being allowed to seek election to Parliament - homosexuals, prostitutes and the allegedly innately criminal Irish found themselves further and more vehemently displaced as the nineteenth century progressed. 'Otherness' stopped being a religious question and became instead a moral one. That fundamental shift marks the moment that 'Britishness' became a values-based question. And we've been arguing about what those values are ever since. This will be essential reading for those working in the fields of Victorian studies, social and cultural history and constitutional identity.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857734024
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Victorian Britain, at the head of the vast British Empire, was the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world. Yet, not all Britons were seen as possessing the characteristics that defined what it actually meant to be 'British.' At the Margins of Victorian Britain focuses on the political means of policing unwanted 'others' in Victorian society: the Irish, Catholics and Jews, atheists, prostitutes and homosexuals. In this groundbreaking study, Dennis Grube details the laws and conventions that were legally and culturally enforced in order to bar these 'others' from gaining power and influence in Victorian Britain. Utilizing a wide-ranging analysis, the book focuses on key case-studies: the anti-Semitism implicit in Lord Rothschild's barring from the House of Commons; the fine line between accepted male love and companionship and homosexuality, culminating in the Oscar Wilde trials of the 1890s; and how laws against disease were used to police prostitutes and correct moral vices. Political and legal rhetoric, backed by the force of legislation, set the boundaries of 'Britishness', and enforced those boundaries through the 'majesty' of British law. As Jews, Roman Catholics and atheists were brought into a genuine sense of partnership in the British constitution by being allowed to seek election to Parliament - homosexuals, prostitutes and the allegedly innately criminal Irish found themselves further and more vehemently displaced as the nineteenth century progressed. 'Otherness' stopped being a religious question and became instead a moral one. That fundamental shift marks the moment that 'Britishness' became a values-based question. And we've been arguing about what those values are ever since. This will be essential reading for those working in the fields of Victorian studies, social and cultural history and constitutional identity.
The Chief Constables of England and Wales
Author: David S. Wall
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429801173
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
First published in 1998, this book analytically examines the social and professional origins of one of the most powerful groups in society, the Chief Constables of the police forces of England and Wales. By examining the selection policies of police authorities during the past century and a half, it provides an explanation of the contrast that is found between the picture of yesterday’s Chief Constable as an ex-military, tweed suit wearing, friend of the local aristocracy and the technocratic managerial image of Chief Constables today. Drawing upon analysis of the careers of fall Chief Constables known to have held office between 1835 and 1995, and supplemented by contemporary and recent literature, this book illustrates the subtle interaction that was found between politics and policing at both local and national levels. At the centre of these findings is the observation that whilst they were once part of their respective local power elites, Chief Constables are now an elite group in their own right with direct links with central government.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429801173
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
First published in 1998, this book analytically examines the social and professional origins of one of the most powerful groups in society, the Chief Constables of the police forces of England and Wales. By examining the selection policies of police authorities during the past century and a half, it provides an explanation of the contrast that is found between the picture of yesterday’s Chief Constable as an ex-military, tweed suit wearing, friend of the local aristocracy and the technocratic managerial image of Chief Constables today. Drawing upon analysis of the careers of fall Chief Constables known to have held office between 1835 and 1995, and supplemented by contemporary and recent literature, this book illustrates the subtle interaction that was found between politics and policing at both local and national levels. At the centre of these findings is the observation that whilst they were once part of their respective local power elites, Chief Constables are now an elite group in their own right with direct links with central government.
The English Police
Author: Clive Emsley
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317890248
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A comprehensive history of policing from the eighteenth century onwards, which draws on largely unused police archives. Clive Emsley addresses all the major issues of debate; he explores the impact of legislation and policy at both national and local levels, and considers the claim that the English police were non-political and free from political control. In the final section, he looks at the changing experience of police life. Established as a standard introduction to the subject on its first appearance, the Second Edition has been substantially revised and is now published under the Longman imprint for the first time.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317890248
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A comprehensive history of policing from the eighteenth century onwards, which draws on largely unused police archives. Clive Emsley addresses all the major issues of debate; he explores the impact of legislation and policy at both national and local levels, and considers the claim that the English police were non-political and free from political control. In the final section, he looks at the changing experience of police life. Established as a standard introduction to the subject on its first appearance, the Second Edition has been substantially revised and is now published under the Longman imprint for the first time.
Domesday York
Author: David Michael Palliser
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857369
Category : Domesday book
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857369
Category : Domesday book
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
York Against Durham
Author: Barry Till
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857420
Category : Durham (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857420
Category : Durham (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Medical Practice in Medieval York
Author: Philip Michael Stell
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857482
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857482
Category : Medical care
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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The Liberty of St Peter of York, 1800-1838
Author: Adrian Leak
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857352
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857352
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The Rise and Fall of the York Whig Club, 1818-1830
Author: Peter Brett
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857345
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher: Borthwick Publications
ISBN: 9780903857345
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description