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Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950
Cox, P.. Ed(S): Campling, Jo
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Description for Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950
Paperback. The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform. Editor(s): Campling, Jo. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFF; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform.
The first major study of the history of British "bad girls," this book uses a wide range of professional, popular and personal texts to explore the experiences of girls in the twentieth century juvenile justice system, examine the processes leading to their definition as delinquent, defective or neglected, and analyses possibilities for reform.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349410224
SKU
V9781349410224
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99-15
About Cox, P.. Ed(S): Campling, Jo
PAMELA COX (BA, Ph.D. Cambridge) has worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex since 1997. Prior to that she taught History at Essex and at University College Chichester. She specialises in the history of criminal justice, public policies and gender relations. Her other publications include Becoming Delinquent: British and European Youth, 1650-1950 (Ashgate ... Read more
Reviews for Gender,Justice and Welfare in Britain,1900-1950
A significant and welcome study...with much to offer the cultural and social historian, the historian of gender, of women and of criminal justice and welfare.' - Shani D'Cruze, Cultural and Social History 'Concentrating on girls, Cox maps out and explains how they came to be defined as 'problems' and how they were subsequently treated in the child ... Read more