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The lone magistrate was the central figure of early modern English law enforcement, yet few records of his activities survive. This study of one of the rare notebooks kept by a local J.P. in north-east England in the eighteenth century suggests that his primary purpose was to negotiate peace between disputants rather than to secure prosecution and conviction of those accused of crimes. Prosecutions in court were few. Reconciliation was mixed with enforcement in areas such as employment relations, poor relief and the maintenance of illegitimate children, but here, as in the many cases of physical assault, outcomes were frequently ‘agreed’.
Author(s): Morgan G; Rushton P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Historical Research
Year: 2003
Volume: 76
Issue: 191
Pages: 54-77
ISSN (print): 0950-3471
ISSN (electronic): 1468-2281
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1111/1468-2281.d01-16
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2281.d01-16
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