Race and Homicide in Nineteenth-Century California |
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| Author:
| McKanna, Clare V. |
| Series title: | Shepperson Series in Nevada History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87417-728-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Nevada Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.95 |
Book Description:
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Examines coroners' inquest reports, court case files, prison registers, and other sources to analyze patterns of homicide and the state's embryonic justice system. This book explains that the nature of crimes varied with the ethnicity of perpetrators and victims, as did the conduct and results of trials and sentencing patterns.
Examines coroners' inquest reports, court case files, prison registers, and other sources to analyze patterns of homicide and the state's embryonic justice system. This book explains that the nature of crimes varied with the ethnicity of perpetrators and victims, as did the conduct and results of trials and sentencing patterns.