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A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900

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Title/Author:	A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900/ by Steven Anderson.
Author:	Anderson, Steven.
Description:	XV, 267 p. 5 illus.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Corrections. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53767-8
ISBN:	9783030537678

A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900
Anderson, Steven.

A History of Capital Punishment in the Australian Colonies, 1788 to 1900[electronic resource] /by Steven Anderson. - 1st ed. 2020. - XV, 267 p. 5 illus.online resource. - Palgrave Histories of Policing, Punishment and Justice. - Palgrave Histories of Policing, Punishment and Justice.

1. Introduction: Thinking About Punishment Over Time -- 2 – Australia’s Hanging Years -- 3 – The Ideal and Reality of Execution Procedure -- 4 – The Criminal at the Gallows -- 5. The Scaffold Crowd -- 6. The End of Public Executions -- 7 – Race and the Reprisal of Public Hangings -- 8 – The Push to Abolish Capital Punishment -- 9 – Conclusion: Death of a Spectacle.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of capital punishment in the Australian colonies for the very first time. The author illuminates all aspects of the penalty, from shortcomings in execution technique, to the behaviour of the dying criminal, and the antics of the scaffold crowd. Mercy rates, execution numbers, and capital crimes are explored alongside the transition from public to private executions and the push to abolish the death penalty completely. Notions of culture and communication freely pollinate within a conceptual framework of penal change that explains the many transformations the death penalty underwent. A vast array of sources are assembled into one compelling argument that shows how the ‘lesson’ of the gallows was to be safeguarded, refined, and improved at all costs. This concise and engaging work will be a lasting resource for students, scholars, and general readers who want an in-depth understanding of a long feared punishment. Dr. Steven Anderson is a Visiting Research Fellow in the History Department at The University of Adelaide, Australia. His academic research explores the role of capital punishment in the Australian colonies by situating developments in these jurisdictions within global contexts and conceptual debates.

ISBN: 9783030537678

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-53767-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1253678
Corrections.

LC Class. No.: HV8301-9920.7

Dewey Class. No.: 364.6

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