Congress, Courts, and Criminals: The Development of Federal Criminal Law, 1801-1829

Henderson has written a most readable book about the development of US federal criminal law between 1801 and 1829. He raises several challenging questions: How well did the [criminal justice] system protect society? Did the system evolve in relation to social and economic change? What was the role of politics in this evolution? Did oppression occur?' Choice

Author: Dwight F. Henderson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 11/19/1985
Pages: 270
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780313246005

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