Policing gender, class and family : Britain, 18001945 /
Linda Mahood.
- 1 online resource (viii, 172 pages)
- Women's history .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [161]-169) and index.
1. The genesis of the social -- 2. The child in danger -- 3. The dangerous child -- 4. The child-savers : the terrain of contestation -- 5. Child-saving institutions -- 6. Sexuality and the gendered delinquent -- 7. Conclusion : policing gender, class and family.