Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen
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Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen

Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain

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Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen

Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain

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This detailed study of the criminal justice system in Victorian Britain highlights the dilemmas facing those responsible for administering justice and protecting society from "the criminal." Encompassing the crimes of the never-identified Jack the Ripper, as well as many other equally intriguing criminals, Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain is a detailed study of the criminal justice system as it evolved from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the outbreak of the "Great War" in 1914. The first section of the book considers crimes and criminals, while the second looks at the ways in which the Victorians sought to explain this deviant behavior. The third section focuses on the creation of criminals through the work of the constabulary and the courts. The final section considers the changing ways in which criminals were punished as the scaffold gave way to the prison as the dominant means of punishment. A brief introduction and conclusion set Victorian crime into its broader sociopolitical context and relates the issues society grappled with then to those of the present day.

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Publisher
Praeger
Year
2010
ISBN
9798216098942
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Illustrations
  6. Series Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction: Crime and Its Context
  9. PART I: CRIME AND CRIMINALS
  10. PART II: EXPLAINING THE CRIMINAL
  11. PART III: COURTS AND COPPERS
  12. PART IV: PUNISHMENT
  13. Notes
  14. Bibliography
  15. Index
  16. About The Author
  17. eCopyright