Desert Lawmen : The High Sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona Territories, 1846-1912 /

An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ball, Larry D., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1996, 1992.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sheriffs.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Law Enforcement.
Sherifs > Arizona > Histoire.
Sherifs > Nouveau-Mexique > Histoire.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Arizona > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New Mexico > History.
Sheriffs > Arizona > History.
Sheriffs > New Mexico > History.
New Mexico.
Arizona.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Origins of the Sheriff's Office in New Mexico and Arizona Territories; 2 Organization of the Sheriff's Office; 3 The Sheriff and the Law Enforcement System; 4 Getting in Office: Seeking Preferment to the Shrievalty; 5 Servant of the Court; 6 Keeper of the Keys: The Sheriff as Jailer; 7 The Sheriff and Extralegal Justice; 8 Deathwatch; 9 Conservator Pacis; 10 Fugitives from Justice; 11 Sheriffs in Times of Crisis; 12 Ex-Officio Collector; 13 Handyman; 14 The Shrievalty Enters the Twentieth Century; 15 Conclusion; Notes
  • Appendix A: List of SheriffsAppendix B: Legal Hangings; Appendix C: Lynchings; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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