Victorian crime and punishment: everything you wanted to know
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Victorian Courts, Prisons, and Punishments
Exploration of the justice system in Victorian England, detailing the operations of jury courts and summary courts, challenges faced in receiving a fair trial, harsh conditions in prisons with laborious tasks imposed on prisoners, debates on prison reforms led by key figures, treatment of children in the criminal justice system, the use of penal transportation, prison hulks, and forms of corporal and capital punishment prevalent during the era.
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