Overview

This is a detailed investigation of the way that child abuse was discovered, debated, diagnosed and dealt with in the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The focus is placed on the child, and his or her experience of court procedure and welfare practice, thereby providing a unique and important evaluation of the treatment of children in the courtroom. Through a series of case studies, including analyses of the criminal courts, the author examines the impact of legislation at grass roots level, and demonstrates why this was a formative period in the legal definition of sexual abuse.

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9780415226493

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The book is based on extensive research about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about the Victorians, and her study is relevant to the present. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.. -CHOICE/W. J. Hoffman Jr., emeritus, Hiram College, November 2000

The book is based on extensive research about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about the Victorians, and her study is relevant to the present. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.. <br>-CHOICE/W. J. Hoffman Jr., emeritus, Hiram College, November 2000 <br>

""The book is based on extensive research about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about a difficult and sensitive topic. The author corrects many assumptions about the Victorians, and her study is relevant to the present. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.."" -CHOICE/W. J. Hoffman Jr., emeritus, Hiram College, November 2000

Author Information

Louise A. Jackson is a lecturer in history at Leeds Metropolitan University.

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