Criminal Justice History: An International Annual; Volume 12, 1991

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This historical annual offers information in the general area of the history of crime, the criminal courts, policing and punishment in all geographical regions, from ancient to modern times. In addition to analytical articles, the annual also provides reviews of the major books on these subjects and book review essays on new findings and methodologies. In this volume, the annual provides one of the first articles published on the history of crime and punishment in the former Soviet Union, several major articles on the history of policing in 19th-century England, and one of the first published articles on policing and punishment in India. The book is intended to be valuable reading for students and scholars in criminology, criminal justice and policing.

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LOUIS A. KNAFLA is a Professor of History, University of Calgary. He has published numerous books on the history of crime and criminal justice.