Vengeance and Justice

Crime and Punishment in the 19th Century American South

• Author(s): Edward L. Ayers,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 353
• ISBN_10: 0195039882
  ISBN_13: 9780195039887
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / United States / 19th Century , History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) , Social Science / Criminology ,

Description:... Exploring the major elements of southern crime and punishment at a time that saw the formation of the fundamental patterns of class and race, Ayers studies the inner workings of the police, prison, and judicial systems, and the nature of crime.