Founding the Criminal Law

by Ronald J. Pestritto

Why does society punish criminals? What political principles underlie the determination of punishment to suit the crime? In Founding the Criminal Law, Pestritto studies policies concerning crime and punishment in early America to better understand political thought during the founding era, bringing fresh insights to modern debates about the consequences of lawbreaking.

Basing his research on original government documents, state constitutions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875802605
• ISBN13: 9780875802602
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher