Crime without punishment : aspects of the history of homicide
- N.Y. Cambridge University Press 2018
- viii, 146p.
Introduction; 1. Popular justice and injustice; 2. The unwritten law; 3. Dead on arrival; 4. The quality of mercy; 5. Black swans; 6. The meaning of unwritten law.
9781108446280
Murder -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History Homicide -- Social aspects -- United States