The Criminal Prisons of London

Name: The Criminal Prisons of London
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And Scenes of Prison Life

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Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century

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Henry Mayhew (1812–87), social reformer and journalist, is well known for his classic work of research on the London poor (also reissued in this series) and as one of the co-founders of Punch magazine in 1841. While working as the metropolitan correspondent for the London Morning Chronicle, Mayhew initiated several investigations into London's poor and the state of the city's prisons. Sourcing his information from guards and from prisoners themselves, Mayhew's monumental study of London criminal life (co-written with John Binny and published in 1862) includes analyses of crime areas, crime classifications and the state of the different prisons connected to them, observations on juvenile delinquents, and methods of discipline and control of prisoners. The book also provides detailed police and criminal statistics. His survey ultimately concluded that all of London's prisons were lacking in basic human necessities and were greatly in need of reform.

Release date Australia

December 8th, 2011

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Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

54 Plates, black and white; 4 Maps; 39 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

738

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century

Dimensions

158x234x37

ISBN-13

9781108036986

Product ID

18346656

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