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Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain
by
David Taylor
Encompassing the crimes of the never-identified Jack the Ripper, as well as many other equally intriguing criminals, "Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain" is a detailed study of the criminal justice system as it evolved from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the outbreak of the "Great War" in 1914.
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by Praeger Publishers
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Hooligans, Harlots and Hangmen: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain by David Taylor (2010) offers a complete and easily read history of the place of crime in British society through the Victorian and the Edwardian eras. Particularly valuable, although covered in greater detail in other works by Taylor, is the analysis of the development of a police presence in London and other large urban areas. The disparate response of both the community being “policed” and the authorities provid...more
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DAVID TAYLOR has written for Smithsonian, the Washington Post, the the Christian Science Monitor and elsewhere. His documentary work has appeared on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, the Learning Channel, PBS, and National Geographic. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia."
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