Homicide, Race, and Justice in the American West, 1880-1920 /

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Clashing cultures and transient populations, a boomtown mentality, easy availability of alcohol and firearms: these and many other factors come under scrutiny as catalysts in the violence that permeated the region. By comparing homicide data - including coroner's inquests, indictments, plea bar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McKanna, Clare V., Jr., 1935-2012
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1997.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
HISTORY / General
Geschichte 1880-1920.
Strafrechtspflege
Rassendiskriminierung
Tötung
Violence.
Homicide.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > West (U.S.) > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > West (U.S.) > History.
Violence > West (U.S.) > History.
Homicide > West (U.S.) > History.
USA > Weststaaten
West United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Critical Convergences in the American West: The Roots of Lethal Violence
  • 2. Murder Most Foul: Comparative Homicide Data
  • 3. Seeds of Destruction: The Black Experience in Omaha, Nebraska
  • 4. The Violent West: Social Instability in Las Animas County, Colorado
  • 5. Red versus White: The Apache Experience in Gila County, Arizona
  • 6. Lethal Violence: An Appraisal.

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