A New Look at the Victorian ‘Criminal Classes’: A View from the Archives
Much has been said—and written—about the Victorian ‘dangerous classes’. In particular, interpreting the adoption of repressive legislation in the wake of the 1860s ‘moral panics’ (1863 Garotters’ Act, 1864 Penal Servitude Act, 1869 and 1871 Habitual Criminals Acts) as a means for the ruling middle c...
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/cve/14133 |
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