Description:
This book traces the evolving balance of French and English influence on criminal justice in Guernsey. It maps key legal and judicial changes, illustrates them with case studies and relates them to broader changes at home and abroad.
Brief description: DR ROSE-MARIE CROSSAN is a Guernsey-born independent historian specialising in the island's social history. As well as a PhD in history from Leicester University, she has a degree in Modern Languages from Oxford University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Translation. Her previous publications include 'Guernsey, 1814-1914: Migration and Modernisation' (Woodbridge, 2007); 'Poverty and Welfare in Guernsey, 1560-2015' (Woodbridge, 2015); 'The States and Secondary Education, 1560-1970' (Guernsey, 2016); 'A Women's History of Guernsey, 1850s-1950s' (Benderloch, 2018); and 'Criminal Justice in Guernsey, 1680-1929' (Benderloch, 2021).