The Enemy Within
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The Enemy Within
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THE LAW AND HOMICIDE IN EASTERN FINLAND 1748–1808
INTRODUCTION
The Subject of the Research
Definition of Concepts and Delimitation of the Subject
The Traditions of Criminal Research
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL CERTAINTY
Forms of Homicide and Penal Ordinances at the Time of the Law of 1734
The Jurisdiction of the Courts in Homicide Trials
The Legality and Predictability of Sentencing Practice
HOMICIDE IN EASTERN FINLAND AND IN THE WESTERN WORLD IN THE EARLY MODERN AGE
A Quantitative Survey of Homicide in Eastern Finland
The Parties Involved
Murder
HOMICIDE AND PENAL CERTAINTY
The Increasing Brutality of the Deeds
Problems in Obtaining a Proof and the Debilitation of Repression
HOMICIDE AS UNOFFICIAL SOCIAL CONTROL
THE FRONTIER REGION AND THE GRIP OF AUTHORITY
Homicide in the Outlying Parishes
The Trouble Spots of the Periphery
The Problems of the Periphery in the Pre-Modern World
Administrative Weakness and Delays
The Frontier Region Thesis as an Explanation of Violence
A TRAGEDY OF INTERNALIZED CONTROL
DENIAL OF GUILT: THE MANIPULATION OF JUSTICE
HOMICIDE AS A FORM OF PUNITIVE CONTROL
Self-help and Unofficial Justice
The Individual and the Law: from Victim to Victor
The Culture of Shame and Revenge Murders
Outlaws and Bandits
HOMICIDE AS AN EXTENSION OF CONCILIATORY CONTROL
Settling Differences in the Family
Fratricide in Different Types of Society
Fratricide in Eastern Finland
Conjugal Homicide
Infanticide as an Instrument in Conjugal Disputes
Breaking the Fourth and Fifth Commandments
Summary
The Effects of Depleted Forest Resources
The Vengeance of the Tenant Farmers in a Truncated Parish
Conclusion
HOMICIDE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF CONTROL
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