Children and the Criminal Law in Connecticut, 1635-1855 - Changing Perceptions of Childhood

Zusatztext 'Overall, the work succeeds as a useful description of the treatment of the young over a long period of time.' – The Journal of American History'This richly researched study of cases involving minors, largely from the New London County superior and county courts between 1639 and 1855, significantly contributes to our understanding of young people's shifting legal status.' – The American Journal of Legal History Informationen zum Autor University of Maine. Klappentext This book analyzes changing opinions about the attitudes concerning the nature of children and the legal capacities of children using criminal court records, legislative petitions and actions, and public perceptions. Zusammenfassung This title analyses changing opinions about the attitudes concerning the nature of children and the legal capacities of children using criminal court records, legislative petitions and actions and public perceptions. 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.

Product details

• Authors: Nancy Steenburg, Nancy Hathaway Steenburg, STEENBURG NANCY, Steenburg Nancy Hathaway
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.01.2005
• EAN: 9780415971805
• ISBN: 978-0-415-97180-5
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Studies in American Popular Hi; Studies in American Popular History and Culture; Studies in American Popular Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, HISTORY / General, Age groups: children, History of the Americas