Criminal Sentencing in Nineteenth Century Pennsylvania

How law is interpreted and enforced at a particular historical moment reflects contemporary social concerns and prejudices. This paper investigates the nature of criminal sentencing in mid-nineteenth-century Pennsylvania. It finds that extralegal factors, namely place of conviction and several perso...

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Main Author: Howard Bodenhorn (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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