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Crime and detection
  1. Police History
  2. Courts of Justice
  3. System of prosecution
  4. Forms of Punishment
  5. Local Crime Detection
  6. Further information

6. Other sources which may be useful

Books

  • Clive Emsley, "The English Police", Longman
  • Douglas Elliott, "Policing in Shropshire", Brewin Books
  • T. Owen, "Personal Reminiscences of Oswestry - Fifty Years Ago", T.Owen, Oswestry Library, (1904)
  • Court of Quarter Sessions: Vols. 3-4, Shropshire Archives, Reference C34.4

Web sites

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Address Description
West Mercia Police Information on all aspects of crime and prevention. Includes a history of the police headquarters at Hindlip Hall.
National Archives Learning Curve The Educational site for the National Archives. Contains lots of information and images on Crime and Punishment from 1450 to the present day.
Rossbret UK Institutions Information about the various institutions - from Almshouses to Prisons - in the UK.

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