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