'Terror to evil-doers'
Subtitle: prisons and punishment in nineteenth-century Ontario
By: Peter Oliver.
Contributors: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.
Publisher: Published for the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History by University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 575
Subjects: Prisons -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.; Punishment -- Ontario -- History -- 19th century.
Description: "This is the history of the foundations of modern carceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored primary material - including the papers of prison inspectors and officials and the correspondence of those who wrote to the authorities - Peter Oliver provides a narrative and interpretative account of the penal system in nineteenth-century Ontario." "'Terror to Evil-Doers' focuses on the purposes and internal management of particular institutions. By synthesizing a wealth of new material into a comprehensive framework, Oliver's seminal study lays the groundwork for future students and scholars of Canadian history, criminology, and sociology."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [507]-562) and index.