Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland Police Courts in Nineteenth-Century Scotland Volume 1: Magistrates, Media and the Masses David G Barrie ; Susan Broomhall Ashgate2014Hardback534pp233x156mm 9781409442455 Product Code: 512204 Details Sometimes referred to as magistrates’ courts, police courts in 19th-century Scotland dealt with around 85 percent of all civic and criminal offences a... DetailsBackDetailsSometimes referred to as magistrates’ courts, police courts in 19th-century Scotland dealt with around 85 percent of all civic and criminal offences and they were where urban dwellers were most likely to experience and interact with the law. This volume provides an institutional, social and cultural history of the courts’ establishment, development and functioning. .See MoreSee Less publ £125.00now £25.00 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesSocial & Industrial HistoryTagsBritish & Irish historyIndustrialisation & industrial historyLawModern history to 20th century