Crime, in the United States, peaked around the early 1990s. Since then, crime rates have continued to show a downward trend. What is the main cause of crime in America? It is difficult to attribute one main issue as the cause of crime in America, but rather multiple different problems in...
Several encyclopedias overview the contemporary system of criminal justice in America, but full understanding of current social problems and contemporary strategies to deal with them can come only with clear appreciation of the historical underpinnings of those problems. Thus, this five-volume work ...
The contributors aim to examine the projected disciplinary goals of governing authorities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, while questioning the reality of an ordered and rigid penal system evident in Michel Foucault's influential work on the genealogy of the modern European prison, Discipline ...
Greek women celebrated the reunion of Persephone and her mother for centuries in festivals called Thesmophoria. (All men were banned from them.) Four plants were central to the secret rituals of the festival: pomegranate, pennyroyal, pine, and vitex, also known as “chaste-tree.” All of th...
Cultures of Confinement: A History of the Prison in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2007.Dikotter F and Brown I (eds) (2007) Cultures of Confinement: A History of the Prison in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University ...
For the next 130 years, besides being known for summer heat, Fresno has been known for corruption, cronyism and crime. Although a few people have flourished under this “good ol’ boy” system, the well-being of the majority of Fresno’s residents has been negatively affected in terms of...
What was the initial use of prisons?2. Why were less cruel punishments used in the late Middle Ages?3. What was the new idea to treat prisoners at the end of the 19th century?4. What can we learn about the new prison system during the American Civil War?1A T o lock people.B T ...
Here's a look at the history of Black civil rights in the United States of America, from the 1500s to the present day.
Fall was found guilty and became the first former Cabinet member to go to prison. Next:Trader Post Scandal 9/15 Credit Trader Post Scandal One of several scandals of President Ulysses Grant’s second term involved William Belknap, Grant’s secretary of war. As secretary of war, Belknap ...
Learn about debtors' prisons. Discover the history of debtors' prison in America, examine how it was outlawed, and identify whether debtors'...