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Nipping crime in the bud : how the philanthropic quest was put into law / Muriel Whitten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitten, Muriel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--England--History.
- Criminal law.
- Juvenile delinquency--England--History.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Juvenile delinquents--England--History.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--England--History.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hampshire, UK : Waterside Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- At a time when problems of crime and antisocial behaviour stimulate debate on big society solutions, this book provides an exceptional means of tracing a line of response which began at the end of the 18th century.
- Contents:
- Cover
- About the author
- The author of the Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Dedication
- The Philanthropic Quest
- Alarming Times
- The Philanthropic Plan
- The Philanthropic Network: Ideas and Interests
- The Philanthropic Plan Put Into Practice
- The Early Years
- The Philanthropic Children
- Inside the School of Morals
- Problems of Governance
- Domestic Economy
- Ways and Means
- At 'War' with Mr Robert Young
- Reformatory Refinements
- Network Expansion
- An Act of Incorporation and the Chapel Affair
- What Might Work Better?
- Education, Health and Morals
- A Thinning Mesh of Support
- Highs and Lows
- Fickle Funding
- Diminishing Returns
- Enlightenment
- Change or Decay?
- Government interest: Ups and Downs
- An Experimental Opportunity
- The Legislative Quest
- A Fresh Start
- Reformatory Returns
- The Philanthropic Network for Reform: A Legislative Conundrum
- The Philanthropic Network for Reform: Reasons to be Cheerful
- Into the Future
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781906534981
- 1906534985
- OCLC:
- 843860466
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