Reform of criminal law in Pennsylvania
Subtitle: selected enquiries, 1787-1819.
Contributors: Bradford, William, 1755-1795.; Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.; Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813.
Series: American law: the formative years
Publisher: Arno Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Capital punishment.; Punishment.; Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
Table of contents: title: 1. An enquiry how far the punishment of death is necessary in Pennsylvania, by W. Bradford.; title: 2. Observations on penal jurisprudence, and the reformation of criminals, by W. Roscoe.; title: 3. Considerations on the injustice and impolicy of punishing murder by death, by B. Rush.; title: 4. An enquiry into the effects of public punishments upon criminals, and upon society, by B. Rush.