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1 online resource |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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"Rough Justice is a history of policing and crime in early Newfoundland. It focuses on the period between the appointment of the first constables on the island in 1729 to the establishment of the Newfoundland Constabulary in 1871, now known as the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. This makes the Constabulary the oldest continuous police service in Canada. This book concentrates on regular constables and their lived experiences in the court system and in the community. These law officers, who were largely ignored by politicians at the time and by historians in recent decades, were critical to making that justice system work. This social and legal study brings their stories to life for the first time. Case studies provide fascinating glimpses into the dangers of law enforcement across the island, not just in St. John's and Conception Bay, but also in rural districts such as Trinity and Placentia. First and foremost, these men, mostly untrained amateurs, were officers of the court, but they also played important roles in some of the most notable historical events and social crises over the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The formation of the modern-day Constabulary in 1871 was a significant historical event. Rough Justice focuses on those early policemen. With a foreword by Edward Roberts, former lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland and Labrador."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- List of Tables and Appendices -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Fishing Admirals and Legal Confusion -- Searching for John Guy: Early Governors and Laws -- The Rise of the Royal Navy -- Legal Experiments and Frustrations -- Garrison Intrigue -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3: The Birth of the Police, 1729-65 -- Governor Osborne and the District System -- Britain and Newfoundland -- Constable Slaughter in Action, 1730 -- Legal Stagnation and the Sabbath -- Crime and the Courts -- Assault on the Night Watch, 1754 |
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Constables in Early Trinity -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Officers of the Court, 1765-90 -- Social Challenges in Trinity and Bonavista Bays -- Policing the Irish Shore -- The St. John's Assizes -- Roads and Buildings -- Comparisons: Nova Scotia and Quebec -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Publicans and Policemen, 1790-1815 -- The Tavern-Keeper System in St. John's -- Early Reforms and Outport Trends -- Court Costs and Police Wages -- Dominick King's Ordeal -- Policing and Punishment -- Chasing Deserters: Constables and the Military -- Ship Rooms and the St. John's Constabulary -- Conclusion |
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Chapter 6: Crime-Fighting and Political Reform, 1815-32 -- Winters of the Rals -- Property Crime in St. John's -- Rural Constables: St. Mary's and Burin -- Debating Municipal Reform in St. John's -- The Lundrigan-Butler Affair in Conception Bay -- Supreme Court Challenge -- The St. John's Constabulary in the 1820s -- Resisting the Police -- Down North: Twillingate and Labrador -- Municipal Incorporation and Colonial Reform -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7: The Newfoundland Constabulary, 1832-71 -- The Politics of Policing -- Judge Des Barres on Trial -- The Night Watch in St. John's |
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Inspector Timothy Mitchell -- The Dog Problem -- Carbonear in the 1860s -- Redcoats and Rioters -- The Withdrawal of the Garrison -- Conclusion -- Chapter 8: Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Appendix 4 -- Appendix 5 -- Appendix 6 -- Bibliography of Archival Sources -- About the Author -- Index |
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| Subject |
Police -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 18th century.
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Police. |
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Newfoundland and Labrador. |
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History. |
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18th century |
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Police -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 18th century.
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 19th century.
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1700-1899 |
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History.
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Police. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Mercer, Keith, 1978- Rough justice. St. John's : Flanker Press Ltd., 2021 1774570165 9781774570166 (OCoLC)1232240026 |
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9781774570180 (Kindle) |
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9781774570197 (PDF) |
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1774570173 (EPUB) |
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1774570181 (Kindle) |
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177457019X (PDF) |
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9781774570173 (electronic book) |
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