Crime and Punishment: The Mark System, Framed To Mix Persuasion With Punishment, And Make Their Effect Improving, Yet Their Operation Severe is a book written by Alexander Maconchie in 1846. The book explores the Mark System, a penal system that was used in the British penal colonies in the 19th century. The Mark System was designed to combine persuasion with punishment to improve the behavior of prisoners. The Mark System involved giving prisoners...