Crime and Punishment in AmericaFrom the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a particular society shape both the incidences of crime and the punishment of criminals. When the United States became an independent nation, politicians and civilians began the process of deciding which systems of punishment were appropriate for dealing with crimea process that continues to this day. Crime and Punishment in America examines the development of crime and punishment in the United Statesfrom the criminal justice practices of American Indians and the influence of colonists to the mistreatment of slaves, as well as such current criminal issues as the response to international terrorism. |
Contents
Old Crimes in the New World | 1 |
A New System of Justice | 21 |
The American Experiment | 41 |
The American City | 58 |
A Nation Dissolved | 81 |
East and West | 100 |
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era | 121 |
Bootleggers and GMen | 145 |
Responding to Urban Crime | 238 |
Crime and Justic as Public Issues | 260 |
Documents | 294 |
Biographies of Major Personalities | 322 |
Maps | 356 |
Graphs and Tables | 361 |
Glossary | 370 |
Notes | 376 |
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