An edition of Crime and punishment in Oregon, 1875-1915
(2008)
Crime and punishment in Oregon, 1875-1915
a study of four communities
by Joseph W. Laythe
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Crime and punishment in Oregon, 1875-1915: a study of four communities
2008, Edwin Mellen
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The rogues of river city
Crime and punishment in Portland, Oregon, 1875-1915
The river city
The settler's laws
Tools to the city
A city of anonymous victims
The benefit of urban anonymity
Asserting moral superiority
Crime and punishment in Eugene, Oregon, 1897-1915
The satellite community
Formal law and informal practices
Offenses to the moral order
Alternate measures
Harlots, hanging, and hoolihaning
Crime and punishment in Pendleton, Oregon, 1875-1915
In god forsaken country
The haphazard law
Wild, wooly, and tolerant
Mixed messages
Demimonde on the decline
Crime and punishment in Jacksonville, Oregon, 1875-1915
A mining town of men the rough-hewn law
Naughty neighbors and friends alike
Punishment?
Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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