Contents; Introduction; 1. Community Law: J.P.s, Police, and Rough Music; 2. Violence: Fair Fights and Brutal Cowardice; 3. Women: Victims and Suspects; 4. Children; 5. Outlaws; 6. Class and Respectability; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
Summary
This account of criminal justice in Victorian England examines the gap between the formal laws and the unwritten law of the community, and analyzes how law-breakers were treated differently according to class, gender and status
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-237) and index
