Criminal justice in the United States, 1789 - 1939

"This book chronicles the development of criminal law in America, from the beginning of the constitutional era (1789) through the rise of the New Deal order (1939). Elizabeth Dale discusses the changes in criminal law during that period, tracing shifts in policing, law, the courts, and punishme...

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Main Author: Dale, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2011
In:Year: 2011
Edition:1. publ.
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > History
USA > Strafjustiz > Geschichte 1789-1939
USA > Strafjustiz > Justizverwaltung > Geschichte 1789-1939
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Summary:"This book chronicles the development of criminal law in America, from the beginning of the constitutional era (1789) through the rise of the New Deal order (1939). Elizabeth Dale discusses the changes in criminal law during that period, tracing shifts in policing, law, the courts, and punishment. She also analyzes the role that popular justice - lynch mobs, vigilance committees, law-and-order societies, and community shunning - played in the development of America's criminal justice system. This book explores the relation between changes in America's criminal justice system and its constitutional order"--
"This book chronicles the development of criminal law in America, from the beginning of the constitutional era (1789) through the rise of the New Deal order (1939). Elizabeth Dale discusses the changes in criminal law during that period, tracing shifts in policing, law, the courts, and punishment. She also analyzes the role that popular justice - lynch mobs, vigilance committees, law-and-order societies, and community shunning - played in the development of America's criminal justice system. This book explores the relation between changes in America's criminal justice system and its constitutional order"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:184 S. 22 cm
ISBN:9781107008847
9781107401365