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; University of North Carolina Press
Published: March 16, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780807855966
Subjects: Child abuse; Crime & criminology; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Criminal Law; Child sexual abuse; New York (State); Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; New York; Criminal Law - General; Child Advocacy; Children's Studies; Law / Criminal Law; Law-Child Advocacy; New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children; childhood and sexuality; sexual violence; molestation; sex crimes; criminal justice; Social Science-Children's Studies; United States - 20th Century; 19th century; Children; History; Legal status, laws, etc.
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.