NCJ Number
38180
Date Published
1976
Length
259 pages
Annotation
COMPUTER ASSISTED ANALYSIS OF 5300 EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COURT CASES IN COLONIAL NEW YORK, EXPLORING QUESTIONS OF SOCIAL CHANGE, CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN AMERICA BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
Abstract
THE STUDY DESCRIBES THE COURT SYSTEM IN NEW YORK, AND CONSIDERS SUCH ISSUES AS THE DEMOGRAPHY OF CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND JUDGMENT, THE CHARACTER AND SOCIAL POSITION OF ACCUSED CRIMINALS, THE SOCIAL FORCES THAT LED PEOPLE INTO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, CRIME RATES, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE COURT SYSTEM. IT CONCLUDES BY PLACING HIS FINDINGS IN A COMPARATIVE FRAMEWORK, AND RELATING THEM TO THE COMING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)