Desert lawmen :
Ball, Larry D., 1940-
Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912 / Larry D. Ball. - 1st ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1996, �1992. - 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations, maps -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-398) and index.
Cover; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Origins of the Sheriff's Office in New Mexico and Arizona Territories; 2 Organization of the Sheriff's Office; 3 The Sheriff and the Law Enforcement System; 4 Getting in Office: Seeking Preferment to the Shrievalty; 5 Servant of the Court; 6 Keeper of the Keys: The Sheriff as Jailer; 7 The Sheriff and Extralegal Justice; 8 Deathwatch; 9 Conservator Pacis; 10 Fugitives from Justice; 11 Sheriffs in Times of Crisis; 12 Ex-Officio Collector; 13 Handyman; 14 The Shrievalty Enters the Twentieth Century; 15 Conclusion; Notes Appendix A: List of SheriffsAppendix B: Legal Hangings; Appendix C: Lynchings; Bibliography; 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; Z
An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes.
English.
0585273863 9780585273860 1280399945 9781280399947 9786613577863 6613577863 0826325017 9780826325013
Sheriffs--History.--New Mexico
Sheriffs--History.--Arizona
Criminal justice, Administration of--History.--New Mexico
Criminal justice, Administration of--History.--Arizona
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Law Enforcement.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Sheriffs.
Arizona.
New Mexico.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HV8145.N6 / B33 1996eb
363.2/82/09789
Desert lawmen : the high sheriffs of New Mexico and Arizona, 1846-1912 / Larry D. Ball. - 1st ed. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1996, �1992. - 1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations, maps -
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-398) and index.
Cover; Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The Origins of the Sheriff's Office in New Mexico and Arizona Territories; 2 Organization of the Sheriff's Office; 3 The Sheriff and the Law Enforcement System; 4 Getting in Office: Seeking Preferment to the Shrievalty; 5 Servant of the Court; 6 Keeper of the Keys: The Sheriff as Jailer; 7 The Sheriff and Extralegal Justice; 8 Deathwatch; 9 Conservator Pacis; 10 Fugitives from Justice; 11 Sheriffs in Times of Crisis; 12 Ex-Officio Collector; 13 Handyman; 14 The Shrievalty Enters the Twentieth Century; 15 Conclusion; Notes Appendix A: List of SheriffsAppendix B: Legal Hangings; Appendix C: Lynchings; Bibliography; 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; Z
An historical survey of frontier lawmen in territorial New Mexico and Arizona reveals that sheriffs were generally elected to four year terms, defended settlers and protected their property from violence, and performed other duties ranging from tracking down stagecoach robbers and serving court warrants to locking up drunks and quelling domestic disputes.
English.
0585273863 9780585273860 1280399945 9781280399947 9786613577863 6613577863 0826325017 9780826325013
Sheriffs--History.--New Mexico
Sheriffs--History.--Arizona
Criminal justice, Administration of--History.--New Mexico
Criminal justice, Administration of--History.--Arizona
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Freedom & Security--Law Enforcement.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Sheriffs.
Arizona.
New Mexico.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
HV8145.N6 / B33 1996eb
363.2/82/09789