Criminal Justice in Colonial America, 1606-1660

Author/Contributor(s):	Chapin, Bradley
Publisher:	University of Georgia Press
Date:	06/01/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Analyzes the development of criminal law during the first several generations of American life. Its comparison of the substantive and procedural law among the colonies reveals the similarities and differences between the New England and the Chesapeake colonies. Chapin gives a wealth of detail on statutory and common-law rulings.