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Crime and punishment in Upper Canada : a researcher's guide / Janice Nickerson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nickerson, Janice, author.
- Series:
- Genealogist's reference shelf.
- Genealogist's reference shelf
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Ontario--History--Sources.
- Crime.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : Dundurn Press, [2010]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Provides genealogists and social historians with context and tools to understand the criminal justice system and to locate sources on criminal activity and its consequences for the Upper Canada period (1791-1841) of Ontario's history. This book features chapters with inventories of available records in federal, provincial, and local repositories.
- Contents:
- The Context
- Law Enforcement and Investigation
- Adjudication
- Sentencing and Punishment
- Public Opinion: Popular Response and Resistance
- Justice Personnel
- What Changed After 1841?
- Reasearch Advice and Records by District
- Appendix : Monarchs, Court Terms, and Currency
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Co-published by: Ontario Genealogical Society.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4597-1907-7
- 1-299-10543-2
- 1-77070-461-2
- OCLC:
- 635556480
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