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Crime and Punishment in American History

by Lawrence M Friedman

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"A major achievement . . . an impressive, panoramic history of the American criminal justice system, from the Salem witchcraft trials to the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers in the first Rodney King beating case".--New York Times Book Review.

Synopsis:

In a panoramic history of our criminal justice system from Colonial times to today, one of our foremost legal thinkers shows how America fashioned a system of crime and punishment in its own image.
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About the Author

Lawrence M. Friedman is Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor of Law at Stanford University. he is also the author nof many books, including A History of American Law, Total Justice, The Republic of Choice, and The Roots of Justice.
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ISBN:
9780465014873
Author:
Friedman, Lawrence Meir
Publisher:
Basic Books (AZ)
Author:
Friedman, Lawrence Meir
Author:
Friedman, Lawrence
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Labor & Industrial Relations
Subject:
Civil Procedure
Subject:
Criminology
Subject:
Crime and criminals
Subject:
Criminal justice, administration of
Subject:
Criminal Law
Subject:
Capital punishment
Subject:
Labor & Industrial Relations - General
Subject:
General Law
Subject:
Politics-Labor
Copyright:
1993
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
19940831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Pages:
590
Dimensions:
8.00x5.12x1.35 in. 1.33 lbs.
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