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Baldwin, Peter, 1956

Command and Persuade : Crime, Law, and the State Across History / Peter Baldwin. - 466 pages ; 24 cm

Table of Contents
Introduction: Crime and the State through the Ages;
1. Crime’s Ever-Expanding Universe;
2. Crime before the State;
3. Crime as a Social Problem;
4. The State as Victim: Treason;
5. Parallel Justice;
6. Why Punish?;
7. How to Punish?;
8. Moderating Punishment;
9. Crimes of Thought;
10. Obliged to Be Good;
11. From Retribution to Prevention;
12. The State as Enforcer: From Polizei to Police;
Conclusion: Still Present after All These Years;
Acknowledgments;
Index

"This history of crime and punishment spans 3000 years and multiple continents to reveal the larger patterns in how the state has maintained order and enforced law over the centuries"--

ISBN: 9780262045629

LCCN: 2020017932

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Crime--History.
Punishment--History.
Criminal Law--History.
Criminal Justice, Administration of

LC Class. No.: HV6251 / .B4273 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 364.9 BAL