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As the Gavels Fell: 240 Years at Old Bailey (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Patricia Cohen
Publication: The New York Times
Date: 8/17/2011
Abstract: For 240 years the grand parade of human greed, love, cruelty, longing, and foolishness was captured in the Proceedings, the published record of trials that took place at the Old Bailey, the central criminal court, in London. Now, powerful digital tools developed by an international team of researchers to search these trial reports and summaries have begun to offer new insights into the evolution of the justice system, the institution of marriage and changing morals.
URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/books/old-bailey-trials-are-tabulated-for-scholars-online.html
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