Just to clarify, it appears that the readings for Monday are: 1) The "ancient law" section of the "history of law" paper at: http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~jthomas/class/589/589.html Look at the magna carta and hammurabi as well. 2) The Race paper on the class homepage at: http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~jthomas (go to soci589, then the assignments page) 3) chapter 7 of Elliott Currie's Confronting Crime: An American Challenge (1985). Irwin and Austin in It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge in chapter 6. Apparently, these readings are in the library.