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Indian police and judges; experiments in acculturation and control

Title
Indian police and judges; experiments in acculturation and control, by William T. Hagan.
Author
Hagan, William T., 1918-2011.
Publication
New Haven, Yale University Press, 1966.

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Description
viii, 194 pages portraits; 21 cm.
Series Statement
Yale Western Americana series, 13
Uniform Title
Yale Western Americana series ; 13.
Subject
  • Indian courts > United States
  • Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
  • Indians of North America > Criminal justice system
  • Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc
  • Indian reservation police > United States
  • Indian judges > United States
  • Indian judges
  • Criminal justice, Administration of
  • Indian courts
  • Indian reservation police
  • Indians of North America > Criminal justice system
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [177]-183.
Contents
The Subjects of the experiments -- Origin of the police -- Law officers and reservation handymen -- Agents of the civilization process -- A Sioux sampler -- Courts of Indian offenses -- Judge Quanah Parker -- "As marshals multiply, policemen disappear" -- "They are not perfect, but ..."
LCCN
66012500
OCLC
  • ocm00512710
  • 512710
  • SCSB-9006136
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library