Dr. Helen Johnston is universitair docent criminologie, wiens publicaties de historische perspectief van straf en controle verkennen. Haar onderzoek duikt diep in de sociale en historische dimensies van criminologie, waarbij ze onderzoekt hoe ons begrip en onze praktijken van strafrechtelijke maatregelen en toezicht in de loop van de tijd zijn geëvolueerd. Ze streeft ernaar een inzichtelijke kijk te bieden op het steeds veranderende landschap van het strafrecht.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Creatures is an unmatched reference work distinguished by its erudition and beauty - an illustrated who's who of prehistoric life and a source book of more than 500 million years of evolution on Earth
The criminal lives of 100 Victorian convicts based on the official records of the police and prison authorities.
Focusing on the period from 1815 to 1880, this book offers a distinctive perspective on societal attitudes towards crime and the functioning of the criminal justice system in England. It explores how perceptions of criminality evolved and examines the various factors influencing crime during this transformative era.
John Godfrey took voluntary redundancy from a management post in the railway industry and wrote about it The Man on Crewe Station (Rockingham Press, 2011). The title poem of his second collection heads a section featuring contraptions, both old and new, as a form of tribute to their creators. There is a hint that poems themselves might also be considered beautiful contraptions.
Penal Servitude is the first comprehensive study of the convict prison system that housed all those who were sentenced to penal servitude between 1853 and 1948, detailing the administration and evolution of the system, its creation, the building of the prison estate, and the experiences of prisoners and staff within it.
The first history of the criminal classes which stretches from the 18th century to today.