Children and the Criminal Law in Connecticut, 1635-1855

Changing Perceptions of Childhood
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-138-87378-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Reihe: Studies in American Popular History and Culture

This book presents an intelligent overview into the driving forces that shaped American history in the Northeast. It draws on primary documents such as farmer's diaries, small rural papers of the 19th century, and the publications of state agricultural societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steenburg, Nancy Hathaway

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Kindergarten & Vorschule
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Protecting Property, Correcting Children: Prosecuting Theft and Arson -- Chapter Two Murderous Minors: The Treatment of Assault and Murder -- Chapter Three Public Order and Private Rights: Keeping Children in Line -- Chapter Four Legal Standards, Community Justice: The Problem of Child Abuse -- Chapter Five The Emergent Problem of the Sexual Abuse of Children -- Chapter Six From Retribution to Rehabilitation: Children and the Criminal Law in the 19th Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

University of Maine.