Peter King is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester, UK. He has published three books and over thirty articles on the history of crime and justice and the history of poverty and welfare in the period 1700-1850. His publications include
Crime, Justice and Discretion in England 1740-1820 (2003) and
Crime and Law in England 1740-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins (2006).