Apprehending the Criminal: The Production of Deviance in Nineteenth Century Discourse

by Marie-Christine Leps

Book Overview

In this wide-ranging analysis, Marie-Christine Leps traces the production and circulation of knowledge about the criminal in nineteenth-century discourse, and shows how the delineation of deviance served to construct cultural norms. She demonstrates how the apprehension of crime and criminals was an important factor in the establishment of such key institutions as national systems of education, a cheap daily press, and various welfare measures designed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822312719
• ISBN13: 9780822312710
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"