Crime prevention - Great Britain - Early works to 1800
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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]- E-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 fl. 1790-1795.Date: 1796- E-journals
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An essay humbly offer'd, for an act of Parliament to prevent capital crimes, and the loss of many lives; and to promote a desirable improvement and blessing in the nation. By George Ollyffe, M.A
Ollyffe, George, 1682-1752.Date: 1731- E-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- E-books
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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 18th cent.Date: 1752