Homicide, race, and justice in the American West, 1880-1920 /

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As a beginning point for actually measuring lethal violence and assessing the administration of justice, here at last is a detailed and well-documented study of homicide in the American West. Comparing data from representative areas - Douglas County, Nebraska; Las Animas County, Colorado; and Gila C...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McKanna, Clare V., Jr., 1935-2012
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©1997.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Homicide > West (U.S.) > History.
Violence > West (U.S.) > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > West (U.S.) > History.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > West (U.S.) > History.
HISTORY / General
Criminal justice, Administration of
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Homicide
Violence
Tötung
Rassendiskriminierung
Strafrechtspflege
Geschichte 1880-1920.
West United States
USA > Weststaaten
USA / Weststaaten > Tötung > Rassendiskriminierung > Strafrechtspflege > Geschichte 1880-1920
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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