The History of Violence in Scotland Reconsidered: The Culture, Filtering and Treatment of Assault in Police Courts, c. 1829–1900.

While recent scholarly attention has focused on serious, indicatable violent crime in Scotland, this article considers the more common offence of lower-level assault that was dealt with summarily in police magistrate courts in the nineteenth century. It explores the role that police courts played in...

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Publicado en:	Scottish Historical Review Vol. 103; no. 2; pp. 318 - 354
Autor principal:	Barrie, David G.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Edinburgh University Press Aug2024
Materias:	Scottish history Courts Violent crimes Sociocultural factors Nineteenth century Culture Scotland
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