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CRIME REPORTING IN CHARTIST NEWSPAPERS.

Authors :
Breton, Rob
Source :
Media History. Aug2013, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p244-256. 13p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

This paper examines police intelligence columns in Chartist newspapers. Asking why Chartist papers would care to document working-class criminal activity, given that Chartists maintained that the 'people' were vote-ready, the paper argues that the columns show that crime and class are in fact not integrally related. Grouping well-to-do defendants with working-class counterparts allowed Chartists to demonstrate that money or property in themselves do not make for good citizenship and the right to vote. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13688804
Volume :
19
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Media History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90322663
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13688804.2013.820104