Juvenile Offenders in Digital Panopticon

Alker, Zoë (2020) Juvenile Offenders in Digital Panopticon. Digital Panopticon.

Abstract

Interest in child criminals peaked in London during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; a period that spawned changes in legislative policies and legal approaches, and which altered the fates of young offenders. This page explains the background to a burgeoning preoccupation with juvenile crime in Britain at this time (and since). It outlines how children were punished, and explains how the topic can be researched using the resources provided on the Digital Panopticon website.