The Transformation of Criminal Justice: Philadelphia, 1800-1880

by Allen Steinberg

Book Overview

Allen Steinberg brings to life the court-centered criminal justice system of nineteenth-century Philadelphia, chronicles its eclipse, and contrasts it to the system -- dominated by the police and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807866172
• ISBN13: 9780807866177
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"