There is a Salem witch Dungeon museum in Salem MA. I am unsure of the exact title but I am sure the Chamber of Commerce will assist. On Tue, 5 Dec 1995, Kevin Haggerty wrote: > I am brand new to the study of museum's so please forgive me if > this question prompt's obvious answers that I have overlooked. > > I am interested in finding out about museum's and public displays > that deal with the topic of crime and/or punishment. Just as some > example's, here in Vancouver the local police have their own > small museum. I have also heard that former and current prisons > have been turned into public exhibits (eg. Alcatraz). There is > also the wax museum phenomena where murderer's are simulated. > There is even a working prison in the former Soviet Union where > people pay for a week-long incarceration in the cells. > > If anyone knows of any literature (academic or popular) on this > type of thing or can pass on some other examples I would be > greatly appreciative. > > Cheers, > > -- > Kevin D. Haggerty - [log in to unmask] > University of British Columbia, Dept. of Anthropology/Sociology > 6303 N.W. Marine Dr., Vancouver, B.C. Canada > V6T 1Z1 (604) 822-5421 (w) (604) 737-7297 (h) >