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Artful Dodgers - Youth and Crime in Early Nineteenth-Century London (Paperback, New edition)
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Artful Dodgers - Youth and Crime in Early Nineteenth-Century London (Paperback, New edition)
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An examination of the circumstances of youthful delinquency in
London in the early nineteenth century, and the legislative
measures put in place to contain and control offenders. A
well-researched and well-argued monograph contributing
significantly to our understanding of juvenile delinquency. CRIME,
HISTOIRE ET SOCIETESA fine book... based on a wide range of
well-marshalled primary evidence that emphasizes the voice of young
offenders - highly readable. AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEWThe early
nineteenth century witnessed an increasing concern about the
incidence of juvenile crime. Youthful delinquency was not new, but
it was notuntil 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 punishmentwere all enshrined in the
new legislation.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. 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. HEATHER SHORE
is Lecturer in Social and Cultural History, University of
Portsmouth.
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