Opening Schools and Closing Prisons: Caring for Destitute and Delinquent Children in Scotland 1812-1872

(Part of the Routledge Studies in Modern British History Series)

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The book covers the period from 1812, when the Tron Riot in Edinburgh dramatically drew attention to the 'lamentable extent of juvenile depravity', up to 1872, when the Education Act (Scotland) inaugurated a system of universal schooling.

During the 1840s and 1850s in particular there was a move away from a punitive approach to young offenders to one based on reformation and prevention. Scotland played a key role in developing reformatory...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1138221724

ISBN13:9781138221727

Release Date:November 2016

Publisher:Routledge

Length:194 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"

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Opening Schools and Closing Prisons: Caring for Destitute and Delinquent Children in Scotland 1812-1872

(Part of the Routledge Studies in Modern British History Series)

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