Histories of Crime

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Introduction.- Moral Crimes and the Law in Britain Since 1700; D.Nash.- Cruelty and Adultery: Offences Against the Institution of Marriage; J.Bailey.- Desperate Measures or Cruel Intentions: Infanticide in Britain since 1600; A.M.Kilday.- 'Most Intimate Violations': Contextualising the Crime of Rape; K.Stevenson.- Murder and Fatality: The Changing Face of Homicide; S.D'Cruze.- Criminality, Deviance and The Underworld Since 1750; H.Shore.- Fraud and White Collar Crime: 1850 to the Present; S.Wilson.- Policing the Populace: the road to Professionalisation; C.Williams.- Execution as Punishment in England, 1750-2000; J.Rowbotham.- Annotated Further Reading.