Crime and Punishment in American History
New York: Basic Books, 1993. First edition. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xi, 577 p. Occasional footnotes. Bibliographical Essay. Notes. Index. The author of A History of America shows how the US fashioned a system of crime and punishment in its own image, and argues the the evolution of criminal justice has reflected transformations in American culture, character, economics, politics, and social structure. Condition: Good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear. Corners of several pages turned. Some page discoloration.
Keywords: Corporal Punishment, Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Due Process, Fornication, Immigration, Lynching, Murder, Morality, Penitentiaries, Prisons, Police, Rape, Prostitution, Probation, Parole, Riots, Slavery, Sentencing, Whipping
ISBN: 9780465014613
[Book #58157]
Price: $37.50