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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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Libro |
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