Prison and Plantation: Crime, Justice, and Authority in Massachusetts and South Carolina, 1767-1878University of North Carolina Press, 1980 - 285 pages 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 informal and extralegal authority while South Carolina--a rural southern slave state--systematically reduced its formal legal institutions, frequently relying on vigilantism. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. |
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Page 53
... sexual be- havior shows that neither state's experience can be seen as norma- tive . In Massachusetts , the continued obsession with sexual offenses confused law with a particular moral code , causing those who did not share that ...
... sexual be- havior shows that neither state's experience can be seen as norma- tive . In Massachusetts , the continued obsession with sexual offenses confused law with a particular moral code , causing those who did not share that ...
Page 68
... sexual crimes in seventeenth - century Essex County , for example , 37.9 percent involved married couples with an early birth . Only 12.3 percent were bastardy cases . Thus , in the seventeenth century , con- trol of behavior , not ...
... sexual crimes in seventeenth - century Essex County , for example , 37.9 percent involved married couples with an early birth . Only 12.3 percent were bastardy cases . Thus , in the seventeenth century , con- trol of behavior , not ...
Page 70
... sexual offenses were prosecuted , such as bastardy , incest , polygamy , bigamy , adultery , and sodomy . The na- ture of offenses that were prosecuted shifted from private to public -almost literally from indoor to outdoor . The drunk ...
... sexual offenses were prosecuted , such as bastardy , incest , polygamy , bigamy , adultery , and sodomy . The na- ture of offenses that were prosecuted shifted from private to public -almost literally from indoor to outdoor . The drunk ...
Contents
The Contours of Authority | 1 |
Extralegal | 33 |
The Contours of Crime and Justice | 57 |
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