Designed to complement "Crime and Punishment: An Introductory History" UCL Press, 1996, this sourcebook contains documents specifically selected to illuminate major issues raised in the textbook.

Introduction, Chapter 1 Crime and Punishment in Medieval England, Chapter 2 Crime and Punishment in the Sixteenth Century, Chapter 3 Crime and Punishment in the Seventeenth Century, Chapter 4 Crime and Punishment in the Eighteenth Century, Chapter 5 Crime in the Nineteenth Century, Chapter 6 The Nineteenth-century Police, Chapter 7 Criminal Justice in the Nineteenth Century, Chapter 8 Punishment in the Nineteenth Century, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

Andrew Barrett, Chris Harrison