Prison and Plantation: Crime, Justice, and Authority in Massachusetts and South Carolina, 1767-1878UNC Press Books, 2017 M11 1 - 313 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. |
Contents
Extralegal Activities | |
Figures | |
The Contours of Crime and Justice | |
Tables | |
Trial by Jury | |
Making the Punishment | |
Crime 18391840 110 | |
Reason 18731878 122 | |
Two Peculiar Institutions | |
The Massachusetts State | |
Reform and Retreat | |
Reforming Law and Justice | |
An Evaluation of Penal | |
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