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Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930

Homicide in Chicago 1870-1930

Against the backdrop of Chicago's emergence as a major American city, this collection presents a unique record – the Chicago Police Department Homicide Record Index – chronicling 11,000  homicides in the city during 1870 to 1930. Because these crimes became cases, these records are also the foundation for a study of courts and legal institutions. The police and their operations were inextricable from those they answered to, the mayor...

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Keywords:
law, politics, police, Chicago, justice, crime, homicide, court
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Material Type:
Collection
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 15, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 25, 2018
Author:
 
Submitter:
Sue Patrick
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
Source Code Available:
Yes
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Unknown
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No

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