Old Bailey records and linguistic analysis

[Joel S. Berson]

The following article reports on linguistic analysis of the London
Old Bailey criminal court records -- 121 million words, 187,000
trials over 239 years.  One conclusion (so far) is that the British
justice system is now kinder and gentler.
http://tinyurl.com/lolkvp4 OR
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/17/science/computing-crime-and-punishment.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar&_r=0

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