The monster evil : policing and violence in Victorian Liverpool / John E. Archer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Archer, John E. (John Edward), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violent crimes--England--Liverpool--History--19th century.

Violent crimes.

Police--England--Liverpool--History--19th century.

Police.

History.

England--Liverpool.

Physical Description:

xvii, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2011.

Contents:

Part I Liverpool

1 Liverpool and the taint of criminality 3

2 Liverpool: 'The most immoral of all immoral places' 15

Part II Policing the borough

3 'An army to check barbarism': the policing of Liverpool 27

4 The community and the police: evidence, lies and violence 37

Part III Violent crime in Liverpool

5 The fighting Irish 65

6 The fist, the boot and the knife: male-on-male violence 77

7 The Liverpool cornermen, gangs and garrotting 93

8 Female savages and tippling viragoes: violent women 116

9 Women as victims of domestic and sexual violence 140

10 'A constant state of strife': family violence 164

11 'Boy brigands' and 'young savages': juvenile criminals and their young victims 173

12 'A most unmerciful beating': adult violence to children 188

13 A conclusion. 'Giving a dog a bad name': Liverpool and its criminal reputation in the nineteenth century 212.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-267) and indexes.

ISBN:

184631657X

9781846316579

1846316839

9781846316838

OCLC:

698911859