The Roots of Justice: Crime and Punishment in Alameda County, California, 1870-1910

by Lawrence M. Friedman and Robert V. Percival

Book Overview

Focusing on a single county at a time when the population grew from 24,000 to 246,000, the authors combine statistical analysis of documentary sources, contemporary newspaper accounts, and exploration... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807814768
• ISBN13: 9780807814765
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.3"