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Personal profile
Biography
I teach modules on the history of crime and punishment (HIS2010 and HIS3019 at UG level, HISM049 at PG) but am comfortable lecturing on most aspects of British social and cultural history that covers the period from the mid 18th to the early 20th centuries. As a historian of crime I am most interested in the way that crime is portrayed in the media and how that impacts attitudes towards those accused of criminality. I am also fascinated by the use of discretion in all levels of the justice system and in who has access to this discretion.
Research Interests
The history crime, specifically the role of magistrates/justices of the peace in the period 1750-1914, and the police courts of London in the Victorian era. I am also continually interested by the mythology surrounding crime and criminality, notably the Whitechapel murders of 1888-91.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Summary proceedings and social relations in the City of London, c.1750-1800, University of Northampton
Award Date: 20 Jul 2007
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Nether World: Crime and the Police Courts in Victorian London
Gray, D., 1 Apr 2024, Reaktion. 352 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Combating London’s Criminal Class: a state divided, 1869–95
Gray, D. D., 10 Feb 2021, In: Social History. 46, 1, p. 104-106 3 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Book Review
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Prosecuting Homicide in Eighteenth-Century Law and Practice: "And Must They All Be Hanged?"
Gray, A. D., 1 Mar 2020, 1 ed. London: Routledge. 222 p. (Routledge Research in Early Modern History)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Exorcising a demon?: Why History needs to engage with the Whitechapel Murders and dispel the myth of ‘Jack the Ripper’
Gray, D., 23 May 2018, In: Humanities. 7, 2, 11 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Jack the Ripper and ‘Fake News’: Myth and Reality in the Whitechapel Murder Case
Gray, D., 5 Jun 2017.Research output: Contribution to Conference › Paper
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London Lives: poverty, crime and the making of a modern city, 1690–1800
Gray, D., 19 Apr 2017, Social History, 42, 2, p. 296-297 2 p.Research output: Contribution to Specialist Publication › Review
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Crime, Policing and Punishment in England, 1660-1914
Gray, D., 20 Jan 2016, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Gang crime and the media in late nineteenth-century London: the Regent’s Park murder of 1888
Gray, D., 1 Dec 2013, In: Cultural and Social History. 10, 4, p. 559-575 17 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
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Shelf Concerns
Allen, C. (Author), Gray, D. (Author), Rosenquist, R. (Author), Bennett, P. (Author) & Simmons, D. (Author)
2 Jul 2020 → …Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Podcast › Teaching
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Gang crime in the shadow of the ripper: the Regent's Park murder of 1888
Gray, A. D. (Speaker)
11 Nov 2010Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Seminar/Workshop › Research
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Prisons don’t work – who will have the courage to say so?
15/08/24
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Bodies of pregnant women 'ultimate goal' for sick body snatching gang in Victorian times
29/08/22
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Sick murder gang who killed more than Jack the Ripper -and got rich from body snatching
25/08/22
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Jack the Ripper case kicks off UON team’s new radio show and podcast
8/03/22
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Thesis
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Summary proceedings and social relations in the city of London, c.1750-1800
Gray, D. (Author)Smith, C. (Supervisor), 2006Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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