The role of the Church of England in the liberalising of criminal legislation of the 1960s

Rock, Paul Elliot ORCID: 0000-0002-4110-432X (2020) The role of the Church of England in the liberalising of criminal legislation of the 1960s. Contemporary British History, 34 (3). pp. 389-408. ISSN 1361-9462

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Divisions:	Sociology
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2022 15:12
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2025 22:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115745

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