| Description |
xxiii, 384 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
From customs to codes, criminal justice in the ancient world -- English criminal justice antecedents (570-1725) -- Criminal justice in early America (1597-1740) -- Criminal justice in Revolutionary times (1718-1797) -- Criminal justice in the new nation (1777-1834) -- Criminal justice in antebellum America (1817-1857) -- Criminal justice in the Civil War era (1856-1876) -- Criminal justice in Victorian America (1870-1901) -- Criminal justice in the progressive era (1898-1928) -- Criminal justice in the crisis decades (1919-1938) -- Criminal justice at midcentury (1941-1959) -- Nationalization of criminal justice (1960-1977) -- Contemporary criminal justice (1980-1999) -- Criminal justice in the new millennium (2000-present) -- Glossary -- Who's who in criminal justice history |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- History.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History.
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| LC no. |
2004106299 |
| ISBN |
0534577989 |
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