Crimes Against Children Sexual Violence and Legal Culture in New York City, 1880-1960 |
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| Author:
| Robertson, Stephen |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5596-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2005 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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Stephen Robertson provides a study of how American criminal courts dealt with the prosecution of sexual violence against children. His study, based on the previously unexamined files of the New York County district attorney's office, reveals the importance of child sexuality and sex crimes in twentieth-century American culture.
Stephen Robertson provides a study of how American criminal courts dealt with the prosecution of sexual violence against children. His study, based on the previously unexamined files of the New York County district attorney's office, reveals the importance of child sexuality and sex crimes in twentieth-century American culture.