Annotated Bibliography: Crime and punishment in the 1800s

Peirce, David. Crime and Society in London, 1700-1900: A Bibliographical Survey. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Library, 1972. Print.
In the book Crime and Society in London, 1700-1900: A bibliographical Survey, David
Peirce tells information about crime and the impact it has on England from 1700-1900s. The
book details the statistics about the different crimes that were committed in England from 1700s
to the 1900s. Peirce emphasizes the many laws and crimes committed in London during the
1700-1900 time period and how crimes, laws and punishments have changed over time. Peirce
states the most historical crimes committed during this time and the punishments the criminals
received. Peirces book explains the many crimes, laws, and punishments that were committed
and the way new laws have changed over time. Peirces book allows readers to further
understand laws and crimes and the effect they have had in London from the 1700-1900.
Petersen, David M., and Marcello Truzzi. Criminal Life; Views from the inside. Englewood
Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972. Print.
In the book Criminal life; views from the inside, David Petersen and Marcello Truzzi
use interviews with inmates to create a book about how life was inside of prisons and jails during
the 19th Century. Petersen and Truzzis book holds different criminals stories that have different
conflicts. Many stories further explain the different assaults that occurred in the jails and the
betrayals of the officers in command at the jails. Petersen and Truzzis book assess the problems
and conflicts that were kept hidden in jails and prisons during the 19th Century. They bring
outsight on what was occurring to these criminals that no one knew about. Petersen and Truzzis

book allows people to gain further information on the life of a criminal. And the punishments
they suffered while inside these jails and prisons.
Shore, Heather. "The Idea of Juvenile Crime in 19th Century England." History Today 1 June
2000: n. pag. Print.
In the article The Idea of Juvenile Crime in 19th Century England, Heather Shore
explains crimes that were committed by children in England during the 19th Century. The article
states that the crime children were committing in the 19th Century was thievery. Children would
steal vegetables and other food items on the street. The article shows that there were many laws
debating against each other to determine the punishment for juvenile crimes. A law was later
declared in England that mandated that there be separate penitentiaries for juvenile delinquents.
Shore statistically explains the facts about Juvenile crimes and punishment in 19th Century
England and the different crimes children committed. Shores article allows readers to have a
better understanding that not only adults committed crimes in the England during the 1800s, and
the laws that were determined for juvenile crimes.
Storch, R. D. "Crime and Justice in 19th-Century England." History Today Sept. 1980: n
. pag. NC Wise Owl. Web. 20 Mar. 2014.
In the article Crime and Justice in 19th-Century England, R. Storch highlights the
importance of laws and the justice system in England during the 1800s. Storch emphasizes that
England by the 1900s was less crime-ridden and a more orderly society than it had been in
1800 (1-3). Storch explains that the 19th-Century may be the creator of the criminal justice
order. The new types of laws and orders that were developed helped create the better crimeridden 20th Century. Factually Storch recounts historical events which led to crime control in

England during the 19th Century, and further explains laws developed to deter crimes, major trials
that took place, and the consequences the criminals had to deal with. Storchs article helps
readers better understand the judicial system in England during the 19th Century. He uses his own
statements but backs them up with statistics.
Zedner, Lucia. Women, Crime, and Custody in Victorian England. Oxford: Clarendon, 1991.
Print.
In the book Women, Crime, and custody in Victorian England, Lucia Zedner uses
statistics to tell information about women committing crimes and their lives in prison. Zedner
strongly emphasizes on the idea that criminality was perceived, judged and explained differently
according to the sex of the offender. Zedners uses information such as the fact that women made
up a far larger portion of criminals then men to back up her statements. Zedners story provides
credible information about women and crimes that are trustworthy. She states the exact
percentages and numbers for her statistics. Readers will be able to interpret massive amounts of
factual information about womens expected role in society and their criminal roles in society
from Zenders book.