Author: Samuel J. Barrows
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-06-25
Total Pages: 506
ISBN-13: 9781330388051
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from New Legislation Concerning Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Penalties: Compiled From the Laws of the Fifty-Fifth Congress and From the Session Laws of the States and Territories for 1897 and 1898 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for the information of the Senate, the report of the Hon. Samuel J. Barrows, commissioner for the United States on the International Prison Commission, on "Crimes, Misdemeanors and Penalties" in the United States, based on the penal features of the laws of the Fifty-fifth Congress and on the session laws of the States and Territories for 1897 and 1898. The report, upon which much labor has been expended, will furnish valuable material, not only for foreign lawmakers who are studying with interest the American codes but also for practical legislators in our own country who are seeking to revise, harmonize, and unify the laws of the different States. Sir: As commissioner of the United States on the International Prison Commission 1 have the honor to present herewith a report on "Crimes, Misdemeanors and Penalties in the United States. The report is a presentation and comparison of the penal features of the laws of the United States enacted by the Fifty-fifth Congress and of the laws of the forty-seven States and Territories which held legislative sessions in the years 1897 and 1898. To some extent it is also a comparison of recent penalties with those of earlier laws in the respective States which have been amended, repealed, or replaced. The object of this work is less to show the form and structure of statutory criminal law in this country than to show its spirit and tendencies and the legal and ethical distinctions which are made in different States in the definition and punishment of crimes and misdemeanors. While the volume has been prepared primarily for the section on penal law of the International Prison Congress and for its affiliated organization, "l'Union Internationale dc Droit Pénal," it is hoped that it will be of value, not only to students of criminal law in both hemispheres, but also to practical legislators in our own States who are obliged to frame laws and impose penalties. To bring about the much desired uniformity in the laws of our own States it is first necessary' to exhibit their diversity and complexity; and, second, to present in a convenient form for reference the action which has been taken already by certain States upon subjects engaging the attention of legislators in other States. A more detailed analysis of the character and scope of the report will be found in the introduction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Samuel June Barrows
Publisher: Palala Press
Published: 2016-05-23
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781358987922
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Author: Alexandra Natapoff
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018-12-31
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 0465093809
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A revelatory account of the misdemeanor machine that unjustly brands millions of Americans as criminals. Punishment Without Crime offers an urgent new interpretation of inequality and injustice in America by examining the paradigmatic American offense: the lowly misdemeanor. Based on extensive original research, legal scholar Alexandra Natapoff reveals the inner workings of a massive petty offense system that produces over 13 million cases each year. People arrested for minor crimes are swept through courts where defendants often lack lawyers, judges process cases in mere minutes, and nearly everyone pleads guilty. This misdemeanor machine starts punishing people long before they are convicted; it punishes the innocent; and it punishes conduct that never should have been a crime. As a result, vast numbers of Americans -- most of them poor and people of color -- are stigmatized as criminals, impoverished through fines and fees, and stripped of drivers' licenses, jobs, and housing. For too long, misdemeanors have been ignored. But they are crucial to understanding our punitive criminal system and our widening economic and racial divides. A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018
Author: Samuel J. Barrows
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-10-12
Total Pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9780265230435
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from New Legislation Concerning Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Penalties: Compiled From the Laws of the Fifty-Fifth Congress and From the Session Laws of the States and Territories for 1897 and 1898 It is important at the outset to indicate some of the self-imposed, circumstantial, or necessary limitations of this inquiry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: United States
Publisher:
Published: 2015-09-17
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 9781342909640
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Barrows Samuel J 1845-1909
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2013-01
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9781313428279
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Author: International Prison Commission
Publisher:
Published: 1899
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13:
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