Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Crime, Punishment, and Popular Culture gathers materials ranging from trial transcripts and police reports to detective novels and newspaper accounts from one of the most rapid periods of evolution for crime and legal/penal systems during the social upheavals and technological advancements of the 19th Century. Researchers can explore the intersection of law and society and the impacts still resonating in our modern justice systems. Learn more at gale.com/c/crime-punishment-and-popular-culture