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Crimes against children : sexual violence and legal culture in New York City, 1880-1960 / Stephen Robertson.

Author/creator Robertson, Stephen (Stephen Murray)
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,
Descriptionxii, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject(s)
Child sexual abuse--New York (State) --New York --History --19th century.
Child sexual abuse--New York (State) --New York --History --20th century.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc. --New York (State) --New York --History --19th century.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc. --New York (State) --New York --History --20th century.
Prosecution--New York (State) --New York --History --19th century.
Prosecution--New York (State) --New York --History --20th century.
Series Studies in legal history
Contents Introduction -- To rescue the developing child -- The act of violence on a child of tender years -- The crime against nature -- To throw absolute protection around females of less than sixteen years of age -- Making right a girl's ruin -- Making adolescents -- Crimes against children -- Child molestation -- Sex play -- Separating the men from the boys -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references p. ([309]-326) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004019073
ISBN0807829323 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807855960 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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