Child Sexual Abuse in Victorian England

by Louise Jackson and Louise A. Jackson

Book Overview

Child Sexual Abuse in Victorian England is the first 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415226503
• ISBN13: 9780415226509
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"