The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910

The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910 Focusing on a single county at a time when the population grew from 24,000 to 246,000, the authors combine statistical analysis of documentary sources, contemporary newspaper accounts, and exploration in criminal case files to give a detailed reconstruction of the operations of the countys entire criminal justice system. Autor: Robert V. Percival Wydawnictwo: The University of North Carolina Press Rok wydania: 2011 Okładka: miękka Liczba stron: 351 Wymiary: 15.3 x 22.7 x 2.5 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780807897485