Steinberg, Allen, <br/><br/>
The transformation of criminal justice, Philadelphia, 1800-1880 / 
Allen Steinberg. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 326 pages). 
 - Studies in legal history .
 - Studies in legal history. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-322) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. The duality of criminal justice. Courtrooms and cases -- Part II. The world of private prosecution. The Aldermen and primary justice -- The courts of record -- The weakness of court officials -- Politics and private prosecution, 1800-1850 -- Part III. The rise of state prosecution. The origins of police authority -- Consolidation and compromise -- Part IV. The decline of private prosecution. The impact of consolidation -- The transformation of primary justice. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0807864757 9780807864753 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--History.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia<br/>Private prosecutors--History.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Criminology.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of.<br/>Private prosecutors.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KFX2137  / .S74 1989eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364/.9748/11