Law and Order in Sung China

Brian E. McKnight

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511529030

This study examines law enforcement within the context of Sung society. Professor McKnight shows that the group of criminals who were the core of the habitual criminal group in Sung China were young unattached males with few lifeskills. What became of the criminal after capture and conviction is also an important aspect of this study, which addresses basic questions in Chinese punishment. This work is the first comprehensive study of law enforcement in traditional China. The depth and rigour to which the subject is treated would make it most appropriate for scholars in legal history and East Asian studies.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of figures, maps, and tables
pp vi-viii

Preface
pp ix-xiii

List of abbreviations
pp xiv-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-33

2 - The historical context
pp 34-66

3 - Crimes and criminals
pp 67-116

4 - Informal and semiformal agencies of law enforcement
pp 117-146

5 - Formal civil agencies of law enforcement
pp 147-190

6 - The role of the military in law enforcement
pp 191-227

7 - Supervision of law enforcement – the role of the intendants
pp 228-250

8 - Personnel selection
pp 251-282

9 - Urban crime and urban security
pp 283-320

10 - The Sung penal system
pp 321-352

11 - Jails and jailers in the Sung
pp 353-384

12 - Penal registration
pp 385-445

13 - The death penalty
pp 446-471

14 - Modifications of penalties
pp 472-506

15 - Conclusion
pp 507-523

Glossary
pp 524-532

Bibliography
pp 533-547

Index
pp 548-557

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