Wales and the 'bloody Code': the Brecon Circuit Of the Court of Great Sessions in the 1750s

Minkes, John

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“…Although the broad range of offences tried by the Courts of Great Sessions paralleled those found in English assizes, with indictments for larceny dominating in both (Howell, 2000; Humphreys, 1996; Minkes, 2005; Powell, 1990; Walliss, 2018), 4 the former was notable for a high proportion of indictments for forms of non‐fatal violence and riot. Thus, whereas only 2% of those indicted at the Kent, Lancashire and Oxfordshire county assizes between 1760 and 1830 were accused of forms of non‐fatal assault and wounding, including stabbing, just over a fifth of those indicted on the Brecon Circuit were so accused (21%).…”

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

Walliss

2022

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While the last four‐and‐a‐half decades has seen a growing body of historical scholarship on the administration of justice in England during the long eighteenth century, the administration of justice in Wales is a relatively neglected topic. This article reviews the relatively small historiography on the administration of justice in Georgian Wales, highlighting the ways in which patterns of indictments, convictions and executions were both similar and, crucially, different to those found in England during the period. After introducing the superior courts in the Principality during this period—the Wales Courts of Great Sessions ‐ the article discusses the patterns of indictments, convictions and executions in the Great Sessions. The article then concludes by suggesting avenues of further research in the area.

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

Walliss

2022

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“…Nonetheless, John Minkes has tentatively suggested that, despite language barriers, the criminal courts in Wales ' differed from their English counterparts only in name '. 11 As in England, the Welsh legal system operated in a largely discretionary fashion which might have tended to benefit women. 12 How did this discretion work in practice?…”

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Women, violent crime and criminal justice in Georgian Wales

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ABSTRACT. This article examines encounters of women with the criminal justice system in Wales during the century before the Courts of Great Sessions were abolished in 1830. Drawing on evidence from cases of sexual assault and homicide, it argues that women who killed were rarely convicted or punished harshly. A gendered discretion of sorts also acted against rape victims, as trials never resulted in conviction. Using violence as a lens, the paper reveals a distinctively Welsh approach to criminal justice, and offers quantitative evidence on which further comparative studies of the history of law and crime in England and Wales may be based.

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Wales and the 'bloody Code': the Brecon Circuit Of the Court of Great Sessions in the 1750s

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

Women, violent crime and criminal justice in Georgian Wales

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