Evangelicalism, Penal Theory and the Politics of Criminal Law - Reform in England, 1808-30

Zusatztext '...a comprehensive and eminently readable account of a complex subject...' - Simon Devereaux! Journal of Modern History Informationen zum Autor Richard R. Follett is Professor of History, University College and Washington University. Klappentext Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830. Zusammenfassung Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807! a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830. Inhaltsverzeichnis Mitigating the "Bloody Code": an Introduction * Raising the Hue and Cry, 1808-1810 * Romilly, Bentham, and Utility * Evangelicalism and Penal Law Reform * The Evangelical Approach to Criminal Law Reform * The Conservative Resistance * Mobilizing Opinion, 1811-1818 * The Partnership: Mackintosh and Buxton, 1819-1823 * Consolidation, Mitigation, and Conclusions

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• Autori: R Follett, R. Follett, Richard Follett, Richard R. Follett
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2000
• EAN: 9780333803882
• ISBN: 978-0-333-80388-2
• Pagine: 242
• Serie: Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal; Studies in Modern History; Studies in Modern History (Pal
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; B, History, Criminal Law, History, Modern, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, Penology & punishment, Prison and Punishment, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Punishment, Corrections, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Criminal law: procedure & offences, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Evangelicalism, Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches, Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism, England;penal law;propaganda