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Hooligans, Harlots, and Hangmen: Crime and Punishment in Victorian Britain (Hardcover)

By: David Taylor (Author)


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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 relate the issues society grappled with then to those of the present day.



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