The Criminal Prisons of London

John Binny, Mayhew, Henry

Cambridge University Press, 2011

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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.

ISBN-13
9781108036986
ISBN-10
1108036988
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2011
Publication date
2011-12-08
Pages
738
Dimensions
156x236x41
Weight
1056