'Terror to evil-doers' : prisons and punishment in nineteenth-century Ontario / Peter Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Peter, 1939- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisons--Ontario--History--19th century.

Prisons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 592 pages) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

'Terror to evil-doers'

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1998]

Summary:

"This is the history of the foundations of modern carceral institutions in Ontario. Drawing on a wide range of previously unexplored primary material - including the papers of prison inspectors and officials and the correspondence of those who wrote to the authorities - Peter Oliver provides a narrative and interpretative account of the penal system in nineteenth-century Ontario." "'Terror to Evil-Doers' focuses on the purposes and internal management of particular institutions. By synthesizing a wealth of new material into a comprehensive framework, Oliver's seminal study lays the groundwork for future students and scholars of Canadian history, criminology, and sociology."--Jacket.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Map

Part I: Colonial Origins

1. Upper Canadian Punishments

2. The Gaol and the Community

3. 'Order Is Heaven's First Law': The Tory Origins of Upper Canada's Penitentiary

Part II: In the Penitentiary

4. The Reformation of Convicts Is Unknown': The Penitentiary under Henry Smith, 1834-1848

5. New Beginnings: The Penitentiary in the 1850s

6. 'Moral Monsters,' Refractory Females, Children, and Workers

7. Disciplinary Advances

8. Institutional Rigidities and Punitive Policies: The Penitentiary's Enduring Reality

Part III: Alternative Sanctions and Reform Initiatives

9. 'The Government Boarding House': Upper Canada's Gaols in the Age of Progress

10. The Persistence of Community: Ontario's Gaols in the Industrial Era

11. Terrorizing the Underclass: The Intermediate Prisons

12. Aftercare and the Ambiguities of Reform

Conclusion

Notes

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 22, 2022).

ISBN:

1-4426-6479-7

OCLC:

944178474