Roume mandated criminal-law intervention into native practices while moderating civil-law change.

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In criminal cases, in contrast, Roume was decidedly more interventionist. He specified that all corporal punishments traditionally applied now be replaced by prison terms; the use of superstitious ordeals for determining innocence or guilt was also to be eliminated. “Our civilizing action in these cases can be even more far-reaching than in civil cases.” — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 317