| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 374 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; Part I: MCCLAUGHRY AND HIS MIDDLE BORDER BEGINNINGS; Chapter 01. Matters of Place; Chapter 02. Matters of Faith; Chapter 03. Matters of the Mind; Chapter 04. Matters of War; Chapter 05. Matters of Business; Part II: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN POST-CIVIL WAR ILLINOIS; Chapter 06. Crime; Chapter 07. Punishment at Alton; Chapter 08. Early Joliet; Chapter 09. McClaughry at Joliet; Chapter 10. The Prisoners; Chapter 11. Prison Workers; Chapter 12. McClaughry and Reform; Chapter 13. The Bertillon System; Chapter 14. Fond Farewells |
| Summary |
Forgotten Reformer traces criminal justice practice and reform developments in late nineteenth-century America through the life and career of Robert McClaughry, a leading reformer. As a warden of one of America's toughest prisons, as a chief of police of Chicago, as a superintendent of two different reformatories, and as one of the first wardens of the federal prison system, McClaughry developed and led a reform movement that resonates today. As a founding member of the reformatory movement that sought to "save" young first offenders, McClaughry advocated new sentencing structures, probation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-354) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
McClaughry, R. W. (Robert Wilson), 1839-1920.
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| SUBJECT |
McClaughry, R. W. (Robert Wilson), 1839-1920 fast |
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Prison reformers -- United States
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Justice, Administration of -- United States
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Justice, Administration of
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Prison reformers
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780761853015 |
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0761853014 |
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