Draft of a Penal Code for the State of New York (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Name: Draft of a Penal Code for the State of New York (Classic Reprint)
Author: Alexander Warfield Bradford
ISBN: 9780265158005

Alexander Warfield Bradford

9780265158005: Draft of a Penal Code for the State of New York (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0265158001 ISBN 13: 9780265158005

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A historical window into how New York's Penal Code was shaped.

This volume shows the 1860s effort by the Commissioners to draft a comprehensive Penal Code for the state. It explains the purpose, scope, and guiding principles behind the draft, including how crimes, definitions, and punishments were being organized for clarity and consistency.

The text lays out the Commission’s mission: to bring the full body of crimes and punishments into a single, coherent code while preserving useful existing laws. It also describes how the draft handles topics like preliminary provisions, who is liable for crimes, and the broad aims of aligning punishment with offense.

Explore the aims guiding the Penal Code draft and the prescribed process for revision and feedback
See how the draft treats the elements of crime and the organization of punishments
Gain insight into the balance between existing law and necessary modernization
Understand why procedural topics fall outside the Penal Code and how forms and procedures fit in

Ideal for readers of legal history, reform-era policy, and anyone curious about how major statutory codes take shape.

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