Scottish History in 15 Violent Crimes

A compelling and fascinating compendium of case studies of interpersonal violence, some notorious, others less-known, but all equally disturbing. Presented chronologically it challenges presumptions that society always progresses. The systematic analysis delivers a master-class on how to effectively synthesize and de-sensationalize real-life narratives within their sociolegal, political and historical context. * Kim Stevenson, Professor of Sociolegal History, University of Plymouth, UK *This is a fascinating and very readable book, giving new insight into the development of Scottish society since 1707. In her sensitive accounts of these 15 cases Louise Heren sheds light on both the development of violent crime, and the violence of criminal laws. * Lindsay Farmer, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, UK *

Louise Heren is Research Affiliate in the Department of Criminal History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is a specialist in early twentieth-century Scottish social and criminal history, and is the author of Sex and Violence in 1920s Scotland (Bloomsbury, 2023).