Crime, Justice, and Authority in Massachusetts and South Carolina, 1767-1878
by
Michael S. Hindus
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
This broad, comparative study examines the social, economic, and legal contexts of crime and authority in two vastly different states over a one hundred year period. Massachusetts--an urban, industrial, and heterogeneous northern state--chose the penitentiary in its attempt to minimize the role of...