Paul Lawrence
My research centres primarily on criminal justice history since c.1750, with a particular focus on the police in comparative perspective and on issues around the regulation of marginal social groups. I am also interested in, and have published on, nationalism and theories of nationalism.
I am currently Director of the International Centre for the Study of Crime, Policing and Justice at the Open University. This group runs a well-attended criminal justice history seminar series, and we are always keen to hear from new scholars entering the field.
Address: History Department
The Open University
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
I am currently Director of the International Centre for the Study of Crime, Policing and Justice at the Open University. This group runs a well-attended criminal justice history seminar series, and we are always keen to hear from new scholars entering the field.
Address: History Department
The Open University
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
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together in this collection challenge accepted views regarding the
introduction of the ‘New Police’ to Great Britain and Ireland during
the period 1829 to 1856. The research shows that there were
significant changes to the way in which Britain and Ireland were
policed during the nineteenth century, but that these changes were by no means as straightforward or as progressive as they have been represented.
Papers by Paul Lawrence
together in this collection challenge accepted views regarding the
introduction of the ‘New Police’ to Great Britain and Ireland during
the period 1829 to 1856. The research shows that there were
significant changes to the way in which Britain and Ireland were
policed during the nineteenth century, but that these changes were by no means as straightforward or as progressive as they have been represented.