There are numerous primary materials available in the library on crime and punishment in England and Europe. Only a few are listed here. Search for materials under Crime, Crime and Punishment, Capital Punishment, Criminals, Punishment, Penal Colonies, Prisons, etc.
SPECL
K5103.B3 1769 Octavo
Beccaria, Cesare. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. 2d ed. London: Printed for F. Newbery, 1769.
HV6943.C6 1926
The Complete Newgate Calendar. 5 vols. London: Navarre Society, 1926.
INTL
KD7865.M48 1884p
Mews, John. Digest of Cases Relating to Criminal Law From 1756 to 1883 Inclusive. Austin, Tx.: Booklab, 1995. Reprint of London: H. Sweet, 1884.
HV6945.N48 1974r
The Newgate Calendar. London: Folio Press, 1974. Reprint of London: Folio Society,1951.
MEDIA
K150.N45 Mfiche 53816-53818
Newman, Alan. Criminal Executions in England. With Remarks on the Penal Code, Prison Disciplines and Abuses, and Other Subjects Connected With the Punishment and Prevention of Crime. London: B. Steill, 1830. Reprint microfiche, 19th Century Legal Treatises: Woodbridge, Ct.: Research Publication 1990.
Includes extracts from the writings of Dr. Johnson, Jeremy Bentham, Blackstone, Colquhoun and others.
INTL
KD7869.S73 1991r
Stephen, James F. A Digest of the Criminal Law (Crimes and Punishments). Littleton, Co.: F.B. Rothman, 1991. Reprint of St. Louis: F.H. Thomas, 1878.
Also available 4th London 1887 ed. KD7869 .S69 1887
HV9644.T5 1879p
Ticket-of-Leave Man. Convict Life: Or, Revelations Concerning Convicts and Convict Prisons.Austin, Tx.: BookLab, 1995. Reprint ed. London: Wyman & Sons, 1879.