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The Resource A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900, by Steven Anderson, (electronic resource)

A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900, by Steven Anderson, (electronic resource)

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A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900
Title
A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900
Statement of responsibility
by Steven Anderson
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
This book provides a comprehensive overview of capital punishment in the Australian colonies for the very first time. The author illuminates all aspects of the penalty, from shortcomings in execution technique, to the behaviour of the dying criminal, and the antics of the scaffold crowd. Mercy rates, execution numbers, and capital crimes are explored alongside the transition from public to private executions and the push to abolish the death penalty completely. Notions of culture and communication freely pollinate within a conceptual framework of penal change that explains the many transformations the death penalty underwent. A vast array of sources are assembled into one compelling argument that shows how the ‘lesson’ of the gallows was to be safeguarded, refined, and improved at all costs. This concise and engaging work will be a lasting resource for students, scholars, and general readers who want an in-depth understanding of a long feared punishment. Dr. Steven Anderson is a Visiting Research Fellow in the History Department at The University of Adelaide, Australia. His academic research explores the role of capital punishment in the Australian colonies by situating developments in these jurisdictions within global contexts and conceptual debates.--
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Literary form
non fiction
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dictionaries
Series statement
  • Palgrave Histories of Policing, Punishment and Justice
  • Springer eBooks.
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  • Corrections
  • Punishment
  • Islands of the Pacific—History
  • Law—History
  • Law—Philosophy
  • Law
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
Label
A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900, by Steven Anderson, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53767-8
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online resource
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Contents
1. Introduction: Thinking About Punishment Over Time -- 2 – Australia’s Hanging Years -- 3 – The Ideal and Reality of Execution Procedure -- 4 – The Criminal at the Gallows -- 5. The Scaffold Crowd -- 6. The End of Public Executions -- 7 – Race and the Reprisal of Public Hangings -- 8 – The Push to Abolish Capital Punishment -- 9 – Conclusion: Death of a Spectacle
Control code
978-3-030-53767-8
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unknown
Edition
1st ed. 2020.
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1 online resource
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multiple file formats
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  • online
  • electronic
Isbn
9783030537678
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uncompressed
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computer
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rdamedia
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  • c
Quality assurance targets
absent
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Label
A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900, by Steven Anderson, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53767-8
Publication
Antecedent source
mixed
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Introduction: Thinking About Punishment Over Time -- 2 – Australia’s Hanging Years -- 3 – The Ideal and Reality of Execution Procedure -- 4 – The Criminal at the Gallows -- 5. The Scaffold Crowd -- 6. The End of Public Executions -- 7 – Race and the Reprisal of Public Hangings -- 8 – The Push to Abolish Capital Punishment -- 9 – Conclusion: Death of a Spectacle
Control code
978-3-030-53767-8
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
1st ed. 2020.
Extent
1 online resource
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Isbn
9783030537678
Level of compression
uncompressed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Quality assurance targets
absent
Reformatting quality
access
Specific material designation
remote

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