Society - History - By Topic - Social History - Crime and Punishment

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Crime and Punishment - Teaching resources from the UK's National Archives Learning Curve. Covers crime, prevention, and punishment in four eras: before 1450, 1450-1750, 1750-1900, and 20th century, using documents from the Public Record Office.
Crime and Punishment Through Time - Educational material from the History Channel UK, aimed at seeing how ideas about the nature and causes of crime and the suitability of punishments have changed throughout history.
History of Policing, Legal Institutions, Criminology, and Crime - European University Institute Internet database providing information about ongoing research projects.
History of the Howard League for Penal Reform - Includes a list of some milestones in the history of British penal reform.
A History of Violence - Essays and online forum about methods of torture, cruel justice, and other unpleasantries that humans have inflicted on each other. Invites submissions.
International Association for the History of Crime and Criminal Justice - Organization information and directory of upcoming conferences in the field.
Prison History - Includes articles on the origin of prisons and features about specific prisons.

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