Controlling vice
Joel Best
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Controlling vice
by Joel Best
Published
1998
Publisher
Ohio State University Press
Pages
175
ISBN-10
081420807X
Description
For eighteen years following the Civil War, the police in St. Paul, Minnesota, informally regulated brothel prostitution. Each month, the madams who ran the brothels were charged with keeping houses of ill fame and fined in the city's municipal court. In effect, they were paying licensing fees in order to operate illegal enterprises. This arrangement was open; during this period, the city's newspapers published hundreds of articles about vice and its regulation. Joel Best claims that the sort of informal regulation in St. Paul was common in the late nineteenth century and was far more typical than the better known but brief experiment with legalization tried in St. Louis. With few exceptions, the usual approach to these issues of social control has been to treat informal regulation as a form of corruption, but Best's view is that St. Paul's arrangement exposes the assumption that the criminal justice system must seek to eradicate crime. He maintains that other policies are possible.
Subjects
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Controlling vice?
This edition of Controlling vice has approximately 175 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Controlling vice?
For most readers, Controlling vice typically takes between 3h 39m and 2h 26m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 43,750 words and common reading speeds.
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What is the word count of Controlling vice?
The estimated word count for Controlling vice is approximately 43,750 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of Controlling vice?
Controlling vice was written by Joel Best.
When was Controlling vice published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1998. The original work may have been published on a different date.