Crime and punishment in early modern Europe / Michael R. Weisser.

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Atlantic Highlands, N.J. : Humanities Press, 1979.

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1612

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Crime -- Europe -- History.

Criminals -- Europe -- History.

Crime -- Europe -- History.

Punishment -- History.

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Introduction : The Problem of Crime and Punishment

1 The social environment of crime at the beginning of the early modern period

2 The legal environment of crime at the beginning of the early modern period

3 Europe and European crime begin to change

4 Europe reacts to the new crime

5 Crime moves toward its modern form

6 Punishment to fit the crime

7 The beginnings of modern crime

8 Police and punishment in the modern age

9 Comparison and conjecture

Notes and guide to further reading.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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xi, 193 p. ; 22 cm