{"product_id":"reformatory-schools-for-the-children-of-the-perishing-and-dangerous-classes-and-for-juvenile-offenders-paperback-9781108062299","title":"Reformatory Schools; For the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes, and for Juvenile Offenders (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108062299","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReformatory Schools\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFor the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes, and for Juvenile Offenders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn influential 1851 work on the education, care and support of young offenders by the leading female advocate of the time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Carpenter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108062299, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 31 October 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e370 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDaughter of a Unitarian minister and schoolmaster, the penal reformer and educationist Mary Carpenter (1807–77) grew up in a pious family with a strong sense of obligation to those who were less fortunate. Moved by the appalling circumstances of destitute children in Bristol, she established her first ragged school in 1846. In her bid to improve the difficult lives of juvenile delinquents, her enlightened philosophy was one of rehabilitation rather than retribution, emphasising the importance of giving children a sense of self-worth. These views form the basis of this landmark work, first published in 1851. Marshalling a range of evidence in support of her argument, Carpenter highlights the need for radical change in the treatment of young offenders. Her lobbying bore fruit in England with the passage of the Youthful Offenders Act (1854), described as 'the Magna Carta of the neglected child'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introductory chapter\u003cbr\u003e 1. First principles\u003cbr\u003e 2. Evening ragged schools\u003cbr\u003e 3. Free day schools\u003cbr\u003e 4. Industrial feeding schools\u003cbr\u003e 5. The gaol\u003cbr\u003e 6. Penal reformatory schools.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266142392600,"sku":"9781108062299","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108062299i.jpg?v=1696748441","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reformatory-schools-for-the-children-of-the-perishing-and-dangerous-classes-and-for-juvenile-offenders-paperback-9781108062299","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}