Terror to Evil-doers: Prisons and Punishments in 19th Century Ontario
Oliver, Peter. 'Terror to Evil-doers': Prisons and Punishments in 19th Century Ontario. Toronto: Published for the Osgoode Society by the University of Toronto Press, 1998. First edition. Thick octavo (9-1/4" x 6-1/4" x 2"; 23.5 cm x 16 cm x 5 cm) xxvi, 575 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth with gilt stamped spine and cover, fine in near fine dust jacket. $50. * A monumental, prize-winning legal and institutional history examining the evolution of the penal system in nineteenth-century Upper Canada and Ontario. Oliver utilizes extensive archival records to trace shifting philosophies of criminal punishment, the rise of the penitentiary system, and the harsh realities of local jails and reformatories. The work offers a definitive analysis of how the Canadian state attempted to balance social order, judicial deterrence, and the rehabilitation of offenders.
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