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Crime prevention - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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Some methods proposed towards putting a stop to the flagrant crimes of murder, robbery, and perjury; and for The more effectually preventing the pernicious consequences of gaming among the lower Class of People. In a Letter to A Right Honourable Member Of Parliament. By Mr. Charles Jones. To which is added, a letter wrote to the late Duke of Perth, in the Year 1745.
Jones, Charles, active 18th century.Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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The Means of effectually preventing theft and robbery; Together with our present cruel punishments of those and other crimes: the means of immediately suppressing vagrant beggary: of speedily abolishing our poor's rates: and of relieving the present oppression of our labouring commonalty.
Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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A letter to the Right Hon. William Pitt, shewing how crimes may be prevented, and the people made happy. By John Donaldson, Esq.
Donaldson, John, active 1790-1795.Date: MDCCXCVI. [1796]- Books
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To the inhabitants of Greenwich & Blackheath. Whereas from a late regulation of the police of Westminster, &c. many idle and disorderly persons are driven into the adjacent villages and have committted divers felonies; a proposal, is therefore offered to the inhabitants to form an association to check robberies, and enter into the a subscription to defray the necessary expences, which mode has been adopted in most of the neighbouring parishers. By a concerted plan; immediate pursuit; liberal rewards on commitment; and defraying the expence of profecutions. ...
Date: 1792]- Books
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An humble proposal most humbly offered to the consideration of His Majesty and both Houses of Parliament, that may be a better security for all our shiping that trades in the streights, And a defence to Gibralter, and entirely checks and restrains the growth of highway-men, foot-pads, house-breakers, shop-lifters, horse-stealers, incendiaries and others, that are guilty of enormous crimes; rendering them useful, that in case of a war, it will be above a hundred thousand pounds a year in this kingdom's way. By Joseph Davies.
Davies, Joseph.Date: 1732