Public Indecency in England 1857-1960: 'A Serious and Growing Evil'

by Solon (Project), Kim Stevenson, Judith Rowbotham, et al.

Book Overview

Throughout the nineteenth century and twentieth century, various attempts were made to define and control problematic behaviour in public by legal and legislative means through the use of a somewhat nebulous concept of 'indecency'. Remarkably however, public indecency remains a much under-researched aspect of English legal, social and criminal justice history.

Covering a period of just over a century, from 1857 (the date of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138499285
• ISBN13: 9781138499287
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"