Routledge - Child Sexual Abuse in Victorian England Book

Explore a groundbreaking historical study with Child Sexual Abuse in Victorian England. Published by Routledge, this work represents the first detailed investigation into how child abuse was discovered, debated, diagnosed, and managed during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. This book shifts the perspective to the child, examining their personal experiences within court procedures and welfare practices. By focusing on the individual experience, it offers a unique evaluation of how children were treated within the courtroom setting. Through a series of detailed case studies and analyses of criminal courts, the author examines how legislation functioned at the grass roots level. This study demonstrates why this specific era was a formative period in legal history, making it an essential resource for students and researchers of Women's and Gender History.