Discretionary justice : pardon and parole in New York from the revolution to the Depression /
Strange, Carolyn, 1959-
Discretionary justice : pardon and parole in New York from the revolution to the Depression / Carolyn Strange. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The pardon is an act of mercy, tied to the divine right of kings. Why did New York retain this mode of discretionary justice after the Revolution? And how did the advent of the penitentiary and the introduction of parole transform governors' use of their prerogative? This text answers these questions by mining previously unexplored evidence held in official pardon registers, clemency case files, reports of prisoner aid associations, and parole hearing records.
Specialized.
9781479843619 No price
Pardon--History.--New York (State)
Pardon--History--New York (State)--Sources.
Parole--History.--New York (State)
Parole--History--New York (State)--Sources.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV9475
364.609747
Discretionary justice : pardon and parole in New York from the revolution to the Depression / Carolyn Strange. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The pardon is an act of mercy, tied to the divine right of kings. Why did New York retain this mode of discretionary justice after the Revolution? And how did the advent of the penitentiary and the introduction of parole transform governors' use of their prerogative? This text answers these questions by mining previously unexplored evidence held in official pardon registers, clemency case files, reports of prisoner aid associations, and parole hearing records.
Specialized.
9781479843619 No price
Pardon--History.--New York (State)
Pardon--History--New York (State)--Sources.
Parole--History.--New York (State)
Parole--History--New York (State)--Sources.
True Crime.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV9475
364.609747