Criminal Prisons of London - And Scenes of Prison Life

Henry Mayhew's 1862 study of prisons is a comprehensive guide to criminal activity and penal institutions in nineteenth-century London.

List of contents

Advertisement; Introduction: London considered as a great world; A balloon view of London; Some idea of the size and population of London; London from Different Points of View: The entry into London by rail; The Port of London; London from the top of St. Paul's; The Contrasts of London: Of the riches and poverty of London; The charity and crime of London; Of the London streets, their traffic, names, and character; Professional London; Legal London; The Administration of the Criminal Law: The criminal prisons and prison population of London; The London convict prisons and the convict population; Of prison discipline; The Convict Prisons of London: Pentonville Prison; The female convict prison at Brixton; The hulks at Woolwich; Millbank Prison - the convict depot; The Correctional Prisons of London: The Middlesex House of Correction, Coldbath Fields; The Middlesex House of Correction, Tothill Fields; The Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth; The City House of Correction, Holloway; The Detentional Prisons of London: Newgate Jail; The House of Correction, Clerkenwell; Horsemonger Lane Jail.

Summary

Published in 1862, this book is a comprehensive guide to crime and punishment in nineteenth-century London. Henry Mayhew (1812–87), a journalist and social reformer, argues for prison reform by demonstrating that all of London's penal institutions were ineffective in reforming criminals and did not adequately provide for the inmates.

Product details

• Authors: John Binny, Binny John, Henry Mayhew, Henry Binny Mayhew, Mayhew Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108036986
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03698-6
• No. of pages: 738
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; London, Greater London, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Penology and punishment, Prisons