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Zusatztext as always! Professor Emsley's work is rich with information and invites reflection ... His book will long remain an invaluable tool for both historians and sociologists. Informationen zum Autor Educated at the University of York and at Peterhouse, Cambridge, Clive Emsley has taught and held visiting fellowships in Australia, Canada, France, and New Zealand. He has published widely on the history of crime and policing, including Crime and Society in England 1750-1900 (now in its fourth edition), Crime and Society in Twentieth-Century England and The Great British Bobby: A History of British Policing from the 18th Century to the Present. He was president of the International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice for ten years. Klappentext How did ideas about crime and criminals change in Europe from around 1750 to 1940? How did European states respond to these changes with the development of police and penal institutions? Clive Emsley addresses these questions and reveals that many ideas hailed as new in current debate on crime and its solutions have a long and illustrious history. Zusammenfassung How did ideas about crime and criminals change in Europe from around 1750 to 1940? How did European states respond to these changes with the development of police and penal institutions? Clive Emsley addresses these questions and reveals that many ideas hailed as new in current debate on crime and its solutions have a long and illustrious history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction The Old Regime and the Enlightenment 2: Laws and Punishments 3: The Understanding and Nature of Crime 4: Coping with Crime The Revolutionary Era 5: The New French System 6: Crime and Police in Revolution and War The Discovery of the Criminal Classes 7: Measuring a Problem 8: Danger in the City: Danger in the Countryside 9: Protection, Punishment and Reformation The Appliance of Science 10: 'Scientific Criminology 11: New Professionals: Old Problems The Faces of Penal Welfare 12: Penal Policies and the Impact of War 13: Controlling and Punishing after the Great War 14: National Paths: Common Patterns ...
