Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920 Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture, 1790-1920 Access information: Access on and off campus Description: This digital archive has more than 2 million pages from manuscripts, books, broadsheets, and periodicals with a focus on the most rapid period of evolution for crime and its associated legal/penal systems. The focus is on the most rapid period of evolution for crime and its associated legal/penal systems: the long nineteenth century, a period of major social upheaval and technological development, from wars to the Industrial Revolution. Almost all aspects of society underwent transformation during this time, and the law adapted to these changes. This resource gathers the raw data about crime, its solutions, and the popular response into one archive. Trial ends: 30/06/2020 Click here to provide trial feedback This article was published on 2024-08-21
