Crimes, Constables, and Courts: Order and Transgression in a Canadian City, 1816-1970

by John C. Weaver

Book Overview

Using Hamilton, Ontario, as his model, Weaver makes extensive use of newspaper accounts and police, court, and jail records in a revealing exploration of individual crime cases and overall trends in crime. Tracing the origin and evolution of courts, juries, police, and punishments, Weaver takes into account various social and cultural issues. For example, he shows how increasing centralization and professionalization of the criminal justice system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773512756
• ISBN13: 9780773512757
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"