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This encyclopedia article provides an overview of criminal justice developments between the American Revolution to the mid-nineteenth century. These include the decline of capital punishment, the development of prisons, and the creation of police departments in major cities.
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This page is a summary of: History of Crime and Punishment in America: 1783–1850, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.4135/9781452218427.n304.
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