Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England [electronic resource] : Age, Crime and Consent in the Courts /
Bates, Victoria.author.
Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Forensics; 1 Knowledge: The Foundations of Forensics; 2 Injury: Signs and the Sexual Body; 3 Innocence: Chastity and Character; 4 Consent: Violence and the Vibrating Scabbard; 5 Emotions: Medicine and the Mind; 6 Offenders: Lust and Labels; Conclusions: Medicine, Morality and the Law; Selected Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light.
Social history.
History.
History, Modern.
Forensic science.
Social History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Science.
Modern History.
Forensic Science.