Little Book of Crime & Punishment
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, History, British
| Author: | Michelle Brachet | ISBN: | 9781909768352 |
| Publisher: | Demand Digital Limited | Publication: | June 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michelle Brachet |
| ISBN: | 9781909768352 |
| Publisher: | Demand Digital Limited |
| Publication: | June 17, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
We live in a society where every aspect of our everyday lives is governed by the law. We are subject to rules and regulations from where we can walk, and where we can’t, how we are allowed to behave in public, what we are allowed to even say in public, and when and how much we can consume alcohol. No one is above the law; it affects the rich and poor, the famous, the homeless, the politicians and the monarchy.
The Little Book of Crime and Punishment takes you on a remarkable journey of the last 2,000 years of British history, and how certain pivotal events of the past have had an irreversible influence on the development of our laws and penal system as we know it today.
The story and journey of our country’s Crime and Punishment over time is both fascinating and sometimes bizarre. Somehow we have moved on from the days of trial by boiling water, through decapitation and hanging, to the emergence of courtroom trials as we recognise our democracy today.
Revealing, often controversial and sometimes stomach churning, the history of our Crime and Punishment methods has never been so engaging and enlightening.
We live in a society where every aspect of our everyday lives is governed by the law. We are subject to rules and regulations from where we can walk, and where we can’t, how we are allowed to behave in public, what we are allowed to even say in public, and when and how much we can consume alcohol. No one is above the law; it affects the rich and poor, the famous, the homeless, the politicians and the monarchy.
The Little Book of Crime and Punishment takes you on a remarkable journey of the last 2,000 years of British history, and how certain pivotal events of the past have had an irreversible influence on the development of our laws and penal system as we know it today.
The story and journey of our country’s Crime and Punishment over time is both fascinating and sometimes bizarre. Somehow we have moved on from the days of trial by boiling water, through decapitation and hanging, to the emergence of courtroom trials as we recognise our democracy today.
Revealing, often controversial and sometimes stomach churning, the history of our Crime and Punishment methods has never been so engaging and enlightening.
