Magistrates, Police, and People
eBook - PDF

Magistrates, Police, and People

Everyday Criminal Justice in Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1837

  1. 490 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Magistrates, Police, and People

Everyday Criminal Justice in Quebec and Lower Canada, 1764-1837

About this book

This fascinating and controversial study will challenge many received historical interpretations, providing new insight into the criminal justice system of early Quebec.

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Information

Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781487595630
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Tables and Figures
  3. Foreword. The Osgoode Society For Canadian Legal History
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. English Justice in a Foreign Land
  8. 2. Making Justices
  9. 3. The Character of the Magistracy
  10. 4. The Police before the Police
  11. 5. The Relevance of Criminal Justice
  12. 6. Experiencing the Everyday Course of Criminal Justice
  13. 7. Criminal Justice and Social Power
  14. 8. Criminal Justice and State Power
  15. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Illustration Credits
  19. Index