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In This Volume John Reid Examines Criminal Activity And Its Consequences Among Travelers On The Overland Trail In The Early Nineteenth Century. Professor Reid Consulted Hundreds Of Primary Sources In Several Repositories To Discover How Justice Was Meted Out - Without Police, Prosecuting Attorneys, Or Constituted Courts. The Book Is A Companion To Law For The Elephant: Property And Social Behavior On The Overland Trail (san Marino: 1980, 1997). 1. Damning The Elephant: Introduction -- 2. School For The Elephant: Pressures, Anxieties, And Restraints -- 3. Stealing The Elephant: Robbery, Larceny, And Abaction -- 4. Harassing The Elephant: Overland Malfeasance And Organized Criminality -- 5. Protecting The Elephant: Soldiers And Emigrants -- 6. Killing The Elephant: Death And Homicide -- 7. Arresting The Elephant: Collective Social Defense -- 8. Accusing The Elephant: Constitutions And Tribunals -- 9. Prosecuting The Elephant: Trials, Jurors, Procedure -- 10. Defending The Elephant: Justification And Defense -- 11. Coercing The Elephant: Execution Of Punishment -- 12. Banishing The Elephant: Punishment Of Expulsion -- 13. Hanging The Elephant: Punishment Of Execution -- 14. Protecting

Who reads Policing the elephant : crime, punishment, and social behavior on the Overland Trail?

Author

John Phillip Reid

Publisher

Huntington Library Press; Huntington Library

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780873281591

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Christian, History

Rating

4.6 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14