Colonial justice : justice, morality, and crime in the Niagara district, 1791-1849 / David Murray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murray, David R., author.

Contributor:

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History.

Series:

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.

Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula--History--19th century.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Ontario--Niagara Peninsula--History--18th century.

Ontario--Niagara Peninsula.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations, map.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2002.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This new study of early Canadian law delves into the court records of the Niagara District, one of the richest sets of records surviving from Upper Canada, to analyze the criminal justice system in the district during the first half of the 19th century.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction

1 The Paradise of Upper Canada

Part One: Justice

2 Courts, District Rulers, and Crown Servants

3 Servants of the Court

Part Two: Morality

4 Enforcing a Christian Moral Order

5 Intruders upon the Precincts of Crime

6 The Cold Hand of Charity

Part Three: Crime

7 Crimes and Punishments

8 Criminal Victims

9 Criminal Boundaries

10 Hands Across the Border

Conclusion

NOTES

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-267) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5596-8

1-4426-2340-3

0-8020-3749-6

OCLC:

903421504