A history of criminal law in New South Wales
Subtitle: the colonial period, 1788-1900
By: G.D. Woods.
Series: Sydney Institute of Criminology monograph series ;; no. 17; Institute of Criminology monograph series ;; no. 17.
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Annandale, NSW
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: Criminal law -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Australia -- New South Wales -- History.
Description: New South Wales was from its origins uniquely connected with the criminal law. The first volume of this study (2002) covered the period from 1788 until Federation - convicts, gold rushes, wild bushrangers and equally wild legislators. This second volume (2018) continues the still-fascinating story from 1901 (when the colony became a state) through until mid-20th century, when the death penalty was effectively abolished.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-439) and index.