Rough Justice
Download or Read eBook Rough Justice PDF written by Michael James Pfeifer and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Michael James Pfeifer |
| Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0252029178 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780252029172 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rough Justice by : Michael James Pfeifer
Book excerpt: Investigates the pervasive and persistent commitment to "rough justice" that characterized rural and working class areas of most of the United States in the late nineteenth century. This work examines the influence of race, gender, and class on understandings of criminal justice and shows how they varied across regions.
