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Prosecution -- Violent offenses -- Property offenses and offenders -- Patterns of prosecution and the character of property crimes -- Coming to trial -- The criminal trial -- Verdicts and pardon : discretionary powers in the administration of the law -- Punishment, 1660-1750 : the impact of transportation -- Punishment, 1750-1800 : the emergence of imprisonment

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