Lawyers, Legislators and Theorists - Developments in English Criminal Jurisprudence 1800-1957

This book describes in detail the development of the main principles of substantive criminal law during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines the forces which shaped criminal jurisprudence throughout the course of this period, paying particular attention to the activities of legislators and reformers, to parallel developments in the study of punishment and human psychology, to general social and political changes and to the growth of an
organised police force and its reliance upon formal rules of procedure and evidence.

About the author

Keith Smith is a Professor of Law at the Cardiff Law School, The University of Wales

Summary

This book descibes in detail the development of substantive criminal law during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines the forces which shaped criminal jurisprudence throughout the course of this period, paying particular attention to the activities of legislators and reformers, to parallel developments in the study of punishment and human psychology, to general social and political changes and to the growth of an organised police force and its reliance upon formal rules of proceedure and evidence.

Additional text

the book is thorough and the theme meshes well with many others of the period.

Product details

• Authors: K. J. M. Smith, K. J. M. (Professor of Law Smith, Keith Smith, Smith K. J. M.
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.10.1998
• EAN: 9780198257233
• ISBN: 978-0-19-825723-3
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 244 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 798 g
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice; Oxford Monographs on Criminal; Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice; Oxford Monographs on Criminal
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; England, Wales, LAW / Criminal Law / General, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Criminal law & procedure, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law