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Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives
Helen Johnston
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Description for Victorian Convicts: 100 Criminal Lives
Hardback. The criminal lives of 100 Victorian convicts based on the official records of the police and prison authorities. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
What was life like in the Victorian underworld - who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories of a hundred criminal men and women, gives the reader an insight into their families and social background, the conditions in which they lived, their relationships and working lives, and their offences. They reveal how these individuals were treated by the justice and penal system of 150 years ago, and how they were regarded by the wider ... Read more
What was life like in the Victorian underworld - who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories of a hundred criminal men and women, gives the reader an insight into their families and social background, the conditions in which they lived, their relationships and working lives, and their offences. They reveal how these individuals were treated by the justice and penal system of 150 years ago, and how they were regarded by the wider ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473823730
SKU
V9781473823730
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Helen Johnston
Dr Helen Johnston is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Hull. Among her publication are Punishment and Control in Historical Perspective and Prison Readings. Barry Godfrey is Professor of Social Justice and Director of Research at Liverpool University. His many books include Policing the Factory: Theft, Private Policing and the Law in Modern England and Serious Offenders: A ... Read more
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