Classe, servitude et système de justice pénale au début du soldes Londres victorien : ...

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Book Title：Class, Servitude and the Criminal Justice System in Early soldes Victori Author：May, Allyson N. Language：English ISBN：9781032771700
Class, Servitude and the Criminal Justice System in Early Victorian London : The Russell Murder, Hardcover by May, Allyson N., ISBN 1032771704, ISBN-13 9781032771700, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK

"This volume draws on the recently discovered and extraordinarily rich scrapbook compiled by prosecuting solicitor Francis Hobler about the 1840 murder of Lord William Russell to consider public engagement with the issues raised from discovery of the murder itself through the ensuing legal processes. The murder of Russell by his valet Franðcois Benjamin Courvoisier was a cause câeláebre in its own day by virtue of fact that the victim was a member of one of Englands most prominent political families. For criminal justice historians, the significance of this case lies instead in its timing. In 1840, England had neither an official detective force to investigate the murder nor a public prosecutor to undertake the prosecution. Those accused of felony had only recently (1836) won the right to full legal representation, and the conduct of Courvoisiers defense was controversial. Reaction to Courvoisiers execution was also noteworthy, testifying to a new public unease with capital punishment. The subject of master and servant relations in early Victorian England is another key component of th: previous studies have not considered the murderers motivation. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of criminal justice and law, Victorian England, and microhistory"--.