Crime and punishment in Upper Canada : a researcher's guide

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781770704619
ISBN: 1770704612
ISBN: 1459719077
ISBN: 9781459719071
ISBN: 9781299105430
ISBN: 1299105432
Physical Description: 1 online resource (243 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn Press : Ontario Genealogical Society, ©2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-210) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.