History of Criminal JusticeCovering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements. Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text now concludes with a chapter that addresses terrorism and homeland security. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Criminal Justice in Ancient Times | 13 |
Medieval Crime and Punishment Before the Lateran Council of 1215 | 35 |
From the Lateran Councils to the Renaissance c 11501550 | 57 |
Criminal Justice and the English Constitution up to 1689 | 85 |
Criminal Justice on the North American Colonial Frontier 16071700 | 111 |
The Enlightenment and Criminal Justice | 133 |
The American Revolution and Criminal Justice | 163 |
Early American Penology European Prisons and Australia | 187 |
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