num_pages: 913
description: Covering the evolution of the American criminal justice system throughout history, the four-volume Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library explores everything from juvenile justice to organized crime. Crime and Punishment in Almanac examines key topics, including moral and religious beliefs, economic implications of crime and punishment, penology and reform, changing attitudes towards violence, the death penalty and more. Crime and Punishment in Biographies includes entries on important figures, such as Jane Addams, Allan Pinkerton, Clarence Darrow, Senator Estes Kefauver and others. Crime and Punishment in Primary Sources includes many documents, from the Sherman Antitrust Law and the Harrison Narcotic Drug Act to Eleanor Roosevelts letter against lynching and the Report on Lawlessness in Law Enforcement.
language: English
title: Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library: 4 Volume set plus Index
titlecomplete: Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library: 4 Volume set plus Index
publisher: U-X-L