EAN: 9783030099930

RECOVERING POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ON THE PENITE...

This book provides the first complete  literal English translation of Alexis de Tocqueville's
and Gustave de Beaumont's first edition of On the Penitentiary System in the United States and
Its Application to France. The work contains a critical comparison of two competing American
penitentiary disciplines known as the Auburn and Philadelphia systems  an evaluation of whether
American penitentiaries can successfully work in France  a detailed description of Houses of
Refuge as the first juvenile detention centers  and an argument against penal colonization. The
work provides valuable insights into understanding Tocqueville as a statesman  as well as a
comparative look at civic engagement in early American and French penal reform movements. The
Translator's Introduction provides historical context for understanding Tocqueville's work in
French penal reform and the major themes of the report. The book thus fills a void in
Tocquevillian studies and extrapolates the roots of American and French criminal justice
systems in the nineteenth century.

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