pt. I. The city's profile -- pt. II. Criminal detection methods -- pt. III. Cultural and religious/racial impediments -- pt. IV. Gender issues -- pt. V. Sexual behavior -- pt. VI. Military ascendancy -- pt. VII. Desperate acts
Summary
Frankfurt am Main, in common with other imperial German cities, enjoyed a large degree of legal autonomy during the early modern period, and produced a unique and rich body of criminal archives. In particular, Frankfurt's Strafenbuch, which records all criminal sentences between 1562 and 1696, provides a fascinating insight into contemporary penal trends. Drawing on this and other rich resources, Dr. Boes reveals shifting and fluid attitudes towards crime and punishment and how these were conditioned by issues of gender, class, and social standing within the city's establishment. She attribute