Focusing on the evolution of the criminal justice system in America, this book provides a chronological history tailored for students and enthusiasts of crime and punishment. It highlights key developments and draws parallels between various criminal justice issues across different historical periods, offering a comprehensive understanding of how crime and its management have transformed over time.
This volume presents pro and con primary documents and commentary issues of westward expansion covering the period from the early 1800s through the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
The first historical account of the development of prison gangs world-wide.
Sheds new light on the psychopathy, motivations and politics of murder by mail.
Rhe first book on America's first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as figures in Texas penology.