Colonial justice: justice, morality, and crime in the Niagara district, 1791-1849

by Murray, David Robert

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Title Statements

Full title :Colonial justice : justice, morality, and crime in the Niagara district, 1791-1849 / David Murray.

Summary

Using the court records of the Niagara District, one of the richest sets of criminal court records surviving from Upper Canada, the author explores how far local characteristics affected the operation of a criminal justice system transplanted from England. His analysis includes: how legal processes affected Upper Canadian morality; the treatment of the insane; welfare cases; crimes committed in the district; and an examination of the roles of the Niagara magistrates, constables, and juries. The author concludes by arguing that while the principles and culture of British justice were firmly implanted in the Niagara district, this did not prevent justice from being unequal, especially for women and visible minorities. Integrating the stories of the individuals caught up in the legal system, the book explores law from a local perspective, and illuminates how the Niagara region's criminal justice system operated under hybrid influences from both Britain and the United States.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2002.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):University of Toronto Press
Place of Publication:Toronto
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2002.

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Notes bibliogr. Index.

The Physical Object

Description:XII-285 p. : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0802037496, 9780802037497
oclc:ocn470283903
LC Classification:KEO176
Dewey Decimal:364/.09713/38

1. The paradise of Upper Canada. -- 2. Courts, district rulers, and Crown servants. -- 3. Servants of the court. -- 4. Enforcing a Christian moral order. -- 5. Intruders upon the precincts of crime. -- 6. The cold hand of charity. -- 7. Crimes and punishments. -- 8. Criminal victims. -- 9. Criminal boundaries. -- 10. Hands across the border. -- Conclusion.

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