The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: A-DeWilbur R. Miller Several encyclopedias overview the contemporary system of criminal justice in America, but full understanding of current social problems and contemporary strategies to deal with them can come only with clear appreciation of the historical underpinnings of those problems. Thus, this five-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present. It covers the whole of the criminal justice system, from crimes, law enforcement and policing, to courts, corrections and human services. Among other things, this encyclopedia: explicates philosophical foundations underpinning our system of justice; charts changing patterns in criminal activity and subsequent effects on legal responses; identifies major periods in the development of our system of criminal justice; and explores in the first four volumes - supplemented by a fifth volume containing annotated primary documents - evolving debates and conflicts on how best to address issues of crime and punishment. Its signed entries in the first four volumes--supplemented by a fifth volume containing annotated primary documents--provide the historical context for students to better understand contemporary criminological debates and the contemporary shape of the U.S. system of law and justice. |
Contents
List of Articles | vii |
Readers Guide | xvii |
About the Editor | xxvi |
List of Contributors | xxvii |
Introduction | xxxv |
Chronology | xxxix |
A chapter | 1 |
B chapter | 91 |
Q chapter | 1475 |
Volume 4
| i |
Volume 4 Contents | v |
List of Articles | vii |
R chapter | 1479 |
S chapter | 1595 |
T chapter | 1745 |
U chapter | 1835 |
C chapter | 193 |
D chapter part 1 | 427 |
Volume 2
| i |
Volume 2 Contents | v |
List of Articles | vii |
D chapter part 2 | 463 |
E chapter | 515 |
F chapter | 573 |
G chapter | 661 |
H chapter | 727 |
I chapter | 811 |
J chapter | 869 |
K chapter | 937 |
Volume 3
| i |
Volume 3 Contents | v |
List of Articles | vii |
L chapter | 975 |
M chapter | 1053 |
N chapter | 1175 |
O chapter | 1269 |
P chapter | 1315 |
V chapter | 1857 |
W chapter | 1899 |
X chapter | 1979 |
Y chapter | 1983 |
Z chapter | 1987 |
Volume 5
| 1989 |
1600 to 1776 | 1991 |
1777 to 1800 | 2029 |
1801 to 1850 | 2063 |
1851 to 1900 | 2097 |
1901 to 1920 | 2161 |
1921 to 1940 | 2201 |
1941 to 1960 | 2263 |
1961 to 1980 | 2337 |
1981 to 2000 | 2407 |
2001 to 2012 | 2443 |
Glossary | 2487 |
2499 | |
2507 | |
Photo Credits | 2606 |
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