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  If you're even remotely familiar with the field of British criminal and legal history, no doubt you've seen John Beattie’s <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691101663/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0691101663&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=6ceead9f39b02f5c3ecb44cb9e99b568 Crime and the Courts in England, 1660-1800]</i> which is why it's not on this list. This is considered to be the go-to reference for scholars, as it touches upon a wide range of crimes and walks the reader through court proceedings. It's a hefty work that attempts to leave nothing out. That being said, it's a good source to consult before moving on to more detailed analysis of the specific topic you're interested in. That's where our top ten booklist may be helpful. While several of these books provide a general overview of the field that may be useful to those just beginning to study, other works dig deeper into very specific historical themes or questions.

1. Andrew, Donna and Randall McGowen. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IU1RII/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008IU1RII&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=f2f0f535d3ce0eb74145dae9bb6062aa The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd: Forgery and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century London]</i> (University of California Press, 2001) While many of the books on our list deal with broad time periods and criminal themes, this engaging work reads like a contemporary criminal mystery. The Perreaus, twin brothers, and the wife of one of them, Mrs. Rudd, were accused of forgery in 1775. Along with the narrative retelling of the exciting case, Andrew and McGowen ask larger historical questions. For example, why was forgery a capital crime? How did fashion and style impact the court's perception of the defendants? A boring history of crime this is not. [[File:Policing_the_factory.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|<i>Policing the Factory</i> by Barry Godfrey and David J. Cox]]2. Cox, David and Barry Godfrey. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Policing-Factory-Private-Deviance-Punishment-ebookgp/dpproduct/B00BCIQQV6/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=14694215151789&srcreative=89325&creativeASIN=B00BCIQQV6&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=policing+the+factory 6970a0196834e5a396159ca6f84eba77 Policing the Factory: Theft, Private Policing and Law in Modern England]</i> (Bloomsbury, 2014). Much of British criminal history focuses on victims and offenders before various courts of law. Cox and Godfrey bring to light a variety of workplace thefts and discuss how the law operated within the private work force. They build upon rich sources that include newspaper comments, case studies, memoirs, and archival statistics. Cox and Godfrey also analyze what these localized legal encounters meant for citizens in a modern England.

23. D’Cruz, Shani and Louise Jackson. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Women-Justice-England-Gender-History-ebookgp/dpproduct/B00F3ZCLPEB01E3YTN6U/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=1789&creative=14694216659325&srcreativeASIN=8B01E3YTN6U&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=Women%2C+Crime+and+Justice+in+England+Since+1660 13d434f207579c5f914267265dab86dd Women, Crime and Justice in England Since 1660]</i> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009). 3Women in the courts and as part of the legal system have been greatly overlooked by historians of crime and law. D'Cruz and Jackson's work is a solid addition. EmsleyThey address crimes largely associated with women (prostitution, infanticide, Clive. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Society-England-British-History/dp/140585863X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469421789&sr=8-1&keywords=Crime+witchcraft) and+Society+explore the changing nature of feminism in+England%2C+1750-1900 Crime . D'Cruz and Society in EnglandJackson draw on autobiographies, 1750-1900]</i> (Pearson Longmanpopular media, 2010)and court accounts. People interested in women's political activism and protest movements will enjoy the scholarship on this more recent history.

4. GrayEmsley, Drew DClive. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Policing-Punishment-England-1660-1914gp/dpproduct/1441117652140585863X/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=1789&creative=14694219419325&srcreativeASIN=8140585863X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=acf52d70e02c520f03ba439774e10ca3" Crime%2C+Policing+and+Punishment+in+England%2C+1660-1914 Crime, Policing and Punishment Society in England, 16601750-19141900]</i> (Bloomsbury AcadmicPearson Longman, 20162013)Most students of criminal history will be familiar with some of Emsley's work. This book was originally published in 1986 and was a detailed analysis of how society responded to crime, criminal behaviors, and developed a police force. A revised fourth-edition ''Crime and Society'' has recently been published. This newest edition builds on Emsley's discussion of a criminal class in English history by including women. Specifically, it examines how contemporary expectations of gender influenced criminal proceedings.

5. Kilday, Anne-Marie and David Nash. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Histories-Crime-1600-2000-Anne-Mariedh-Kilday/dp/0230224709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469422010&sr=8-1&keywords=Kilday%2C+Anne-Marie+and+David+Nash.+Histories+of+Crime%3A+Britain+1600-2000 Histories of Crime: Britain 1600-2000]<ad/i> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).

65. KingGray, PeterDrew D. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Justice-Discretion-England-1740-1820-ebookgp/dpproduct/B002EZZ4F01441117652/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1441117652&linkCode=1469422153as2&srtag=8dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=King%2C+Peter.+Crime%2C+Justice%2C+and+Discretion+in+England%2C+1740-1820.+%28Oxford+University+Press%2C+2000%29 0a5ea08cf255b37fe758900a1d59e239 Crime, Justice, Policing and Discretion Punishment in England, 17401660-18201914]</i> (Oxford University PressBloomsbury Acadmic, 20002016) Since King is such a prolific historian in this Regardless of if you're new to the field, we chose one of his works that contributes to social criminal and legal history. By focusing on a somewhat narrow time periodor you're familiar with the subject, King is able to give detailed descriptions of trail experiences from pretrial processes to sentencing you'll find something useful and punishmentengaging in Gray's book. Although he The book is a social historian, King downplays divided into two parts. The first deals with specific themes (like juvenile crime and gender and crime) while the second part deals with the importance development of women the justice system. Helpfully, Gray offers considerations for future research in the courtroomfield.

76. LemmingsKilday, Anne-Marie and David, edNash. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Courtroomsgp/product/0230224709/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0230224709&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-Public20&linkId=0a04760aa3ea832ca7f4fbce6c4f904d" Histories of Crime: Britain 1600-Sphere2000]</i> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010). Readers interested in such crimes as marital cruelty, infanticide, white-Britaincollar convictions, as well as the death penalty will probably find an essay of interest in Kilday and Nash's collection. The work does a good job of relating a case study in detail for each type of crime that's covered. This is a useful introduction to a variety of crimes, but it tells a larger story of how British society viewed criminals and criminal behavior over four-1700hundred years.[[File: Crime_justice_and_discretion_in_england.jpg|thumbnail|275 px|Crime, Justice and Discretion in England, 1740-18501820 by Peter King]]7. King, Peter. <i>[https:/dp/1409418030www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199259070/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=14694222101789&srcreative=89325&creativeASIN=0199259070&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=df7ff0da8d8875b2808d17cb1df0f79a Crime%2C+Courtrooms+and+the+Public+Sphere+in+Britain%2C+1700-1850 Crime, Courtrooms Justice, and the Public Sphere Discretion in BritainEngland, 17001740-18501820]</i> (RoutledgeOxford University Press, 20122000)Since King is such a prolific historian in this field, we chose one of his works that contributes to social criminal history. By focusing on a somewhat narrow time period, King is able to give detailed descriptions of trail experiences from pretrial processes to sentencing and punishment. Although he is a social historian, King downplays the importance of women in the courtroom.

8. McGowenLemmings, RandallDavid, ed. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Perreaus-Mrs-Rudd-betrayal-eighteenth-centurygp/dpproduct/B000VZMDW21409418030/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=14694222751789&srcreative=89325&creativeASIN=1409418030&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=The+Perreaus+b849e1823377f3c5a14ed7cbdffb80e7 Crime, Courtrooms and+Mrs.+Rudd%3A+Forgery+and+Betrayal+the Public Sphere in+Eighteenth-Century+London The Perreaus and Mrs. Rudd: Forgery and Betrayal in EighteenthBritain, 1700-Century London1850]</i> (University Routledge, 2012) If you're looking for a variety of respected viewpoints on the changing nature of California Presscriminal proceedings, 2001)look to Lemmings's collection of historical essays. Most of the contributions rely on published accounts of trials, so the overall theme of the book is the rise of print culture and how it shaped public perception about the proceedings. Through these selections, Lemmings argues that print culture supported the prosecution while judging the morality of those on trial.

9. Palk, Dierdre. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Judicial-Discretion-1780-1830-Historical-Societygp/dpproduct/086193282X/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=14694224351789&srcreative=89325&creativeASIN=086193282X&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=Gender%2C+Crime+and+Judicial+Discretion%2C+1780-1830 fc002f8cc49efcdab5b101ba052a23a1 Gender, Crime and Judicial Discretion, 1780-1830]</i> (Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, 2006) Palk has completed some of the more recent work on gender and the law. Her study highlights three main types of theft (shopliftin, pickpocketing, and uttering, or forgery). Palk does a good job of comparing the treatment and experience between male and female offenders. She largely focuses on defendants before the court, rather than their victims.

10. Ward, Richard. <i>[https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Justice-18th-Century-Deviance-Punishmentgp/dpproduct/1474276431/ref=sr_1_1as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&qidcamp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1474276431&linkCode=1469422603as2&srtag=8dailyh0c-120&keywordslinkId=Print+Culture%2C+Crime+and+Justice+in+18th-Century+London b581eaaf0689c9d332aa66f0728a2148 Print Culture, Crime and Justice in 18th-Century London]</i> (Bloomsbury Academic, 2016) It's understood court records and accounts became more detailed as time went on. In fact, the early-18th century saw a fascination with printed accounts of criminals and their trials. While many histories rely on the trial accounts themselves, Ward delves into newspapers, periodicals, and graphic prints as well as the trial proceedings and accounts of those ministering to the accused. For anyone interested in how criminals and crime were presented to a larger public, Ward's book is essential.