The transformation of criminal justice, Philadelphia, 1800-1880 /
Transformation of Criminal Justice: Philadelphia, 1800-1880.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Chapel Hill ; London :
The University of North Carolina Press,
[1989]
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Series: | Studies in legal history.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Part I. The duality of criminal justice. Courtrooms and cases
- Part II. The world of private prosecution. The Aldermen and primary justice
- The courts of record
- The weakness of court officials
- Politics and private prosecution, 1800-1850
- Part III. The rise of state prosecution. The origins of police authority
- Consolidation and compromise
- Part IV. The decline of private prosecution. The impact of consolidation
- The transformation of primary justice.