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The role of the Church of England in the liberalising of criminal legislation of the 1960s
Ist Teil von
Contemporary British history, 2020-07, Vol.34 (3), p.389-408
Ort / Verlag
Abingdon: Routledge
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
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Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
This paper describes the rather neglected role played by committees of the Church of England in rewording and promoting a set of arguments that facilitated the reform of a number of repressive laws in mid-twentieth century England and Wales. It is in part a comment on the manner in which the Church provided a clear-eyed understanding of some of the major moral upheavals of the time, drawing on classic utilitarian principles. It is also a comment on our propensity to lose sight of interesting and influential passages in the history of criminal justice.