Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka

Download or read book Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka written by John D. Rogers and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime, Justice and Society in Colonial Sri Lanka (1987) examines Sri Lanka’s justice system under British rule, and concentrates on two of its aspects: the effectiveness of the administration of law and order, and the relationship between crime and social change. It argues that the colonial judicial system did penetrate rural areas, but did not operate in the way the British intended. Instead, Sri Lankans adapted the state institutions so that they functioned more effectively within indigenous culture.