| Description |
xiii, 193 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series, 0269-2244 |
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Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series. 0269-2244
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| Contents |
Introduction: 'inventing' the juvenile delinquent -- 1. Debates: causes and explanations -- 2. Processes: home and street-life -- 3. Processes: offending -- 4. Processes: journeying into the justice system -- 5. Debates: punishment -- 6. Treatment: from the court to the prison -- 7. Treatment: transportation and reformation -- App. 1. Interviews with juvenile offenders -- App. 2. Patterns of juvenile crime and punishment |
| Summary |
"The early nineteenth century witnessed an increasing concern about the incidence of juvenile crime. Youthful delinquency was not new, but it was not until then that the foundations were laid for a juvenile justice system which would serve, with amendments, for the next century and more. Separate trial, separate penal provision, and an emphasis on reform rather than punishment were all enshrined in the new legislation."--BOOK JACKET. "Heather Shore explores the processes and context of these legislative strategies, in which consideration of juvenile crime in London - with its close streets and alleys and conspicuous juxtaposition of poverty and wealth - played a major part, influencing elite perceptions of offending by children and young people."--BOOK JACKET |
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"At the heart of this study is a critical consideration of the lives of young offenders. Dr Shore examines the process of offending, from the initial foray into crime, through apprehension and passage through the judicial system, to punishment and experience of penal and reform measures: prison, houses of correction, transportation and colonial emigration."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquency -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
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Juvenile delinquency -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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Juvenile delinquents -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.
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| LC no. |
99018224 |
| ISBN |
0861932420 |
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