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Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England : Age, Crime and Consent in the Courts / by Victoria Bates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bates, Victoria, Author.
- Series:
- Genders and Sexualities in History, 2730-9487
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social history.
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Science--History.
- Science.
- History, Modern.
- Forensic sciences.
- Social History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- History of Science.
- Modern History.
- Forensic Science.
- Local Subjects:
- Social History.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- History of Science.
- Modern History.
- Forensic Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2016.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Forensics; 1 Knowledge: The Foundations of Forensics; 2 Injury: Signs and the Sexual Body; 3 Innocence: Chastity and Character; 4 Consent: Violence and the Vibrating Scabbard; 5 Emotions: Medicine and the Mind; 6 Offenders: Lust and Labels; Conclusions: Medicine, Morality and the Law; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781137441720
- 1137441720
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