Police Power in the Italian Communes, 1228-1326 / / Gregory Roberts.
Police are generally thought of as an invention of the modern state, yet policing in medieval Italy had much in common with modern law enforcement. Foreign soldiers-hired as such to ensure their impartiality in enforcing the statutes-patrolled the streets daily, patting down residents for prohibited...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Premodern Crime and Punishment ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (332 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Usage
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Police Power in the Italian Communes
- 2. Police Discretion and Personal Autonomy
- 3. The Logic of Third-Party Policing
- 4. External Threats: Policing Out-Groups and Criminality
- 5. Internal Threats: Policing Violence and Enmity
- 6. The Social Impact of Third-Party Policing
- Conclusion
- About the author
- Index