Hooligans, harlots, and hangmen
Subtitle: crime and punishment in Victorian Britain
By: David Taylor.
Series: The criminal history of Britain series
Publisher: Praeger; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
Subjects: Crime -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; Punishment -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.