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Children and the criminal law in Connecticut, 1635-1855 : changing perceptions of childhood / Nancy Hathaway Steenburg.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Steenburg, Nancy Hathaway.
Series:
American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
Studies in American popular history and culture
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Juvenile delinquents--Legal status, laws, etc--Connecticut--History.
Juvenile delinquents.
Juvenile courts--Connecticut--History.
Juvenile courts.
Juvenile justice, Administration of--Connecticut--History.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc--Connecticut--History.
Children.
Criminal law--Connecticut--History.
Criminal law.
History.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.
Juvenile delinquents--Legal status, laws, etc.
Connecticut.
Physical Description:
vii, 262 pages ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
New York : Routledge, 2005.
Contents:
Protecting property, correcting children : prosecuting theft and arson
Murderous minors : the treatment of assault and murder
Public order and private rights : keeping children in line
Legal standards, community justice : the problem of child abuse
The emergent problem of the sexual abuse of children
From retribution to rehabilitation : children and the criminal law in the 19th century.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-239) and index.
ISBN:
0415971802
OCLC:
56192212

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