Crimes against Children
Subtitle: Sexual Violence and Legal Culture in New York City, 1880-1960 (Studies in Legal History)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: March 16, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780807829325
Subjects: Child abuse; Crime & criminology; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Criminal Law - General; Child sexual abuse; United States - 20th Century; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Legal status, laws, etc.; Law; New York; History; Child Advocacy; Children's Studies; New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; childhood and sexuality; sexual violence; molestation; sex crimes; criminal justice; New York (State); 19th century; Children
First sentence: On 17 December 1874, the New York Times carried a report of a meeting held the previous day at the city's Association Hall.