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This study examines the considerable changes that took place in the criminal justice system in the City of London in the century after the Restoration, well before the inauguration of the so-called 'age of reform'. The policing institutions of the City were transformed in response to the problems created by the rapid expansion of the metropolis during the early modern period, and as a consequence of the emergence of a polite urban culture. At the same time, the City authorities were instrumental

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Author

J. M. Beattie; Professor of History J M Beattie

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9780199257232

Category

history

Subjects

History, True Crime, Social Science

Updated

2026-03-24