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City of Courts

Socializing Justice in Progressive Era Chicago

City of Courts( )
Author: Willrich, Michael
Contribution by: Tomlins, Christopher
Series title:Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society Ser.
ISBN:978-0-521-79403-9
Publication Date:Mar 2003
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $35.99
Book Description:

What could be more "liberal" than the modern idea of social responsibility for crimeo that crime is less the product of free will than of poverty and other social forces beyond the individual's control? And what could be more "progressive" than the belief that the law should aim for social, not merely individual, justice? This work of social, cultural, and legal history uncovers the contested origins and paradoxical consequences of the two protean concepts in the cosmopolitan cities of...
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Book Details
Pages:376
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Activism & Social Justice
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.814 x 0.702 Inches
Book Weight:1.26 Pounds



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