Providing a much-needed insight into Victorian attitudes, including that of Christian morality, this book makes a distinctive contribution to the history of crime, sociak welfare and the family.

Louise A. Jackson is a lecturer in history at Leeds Metropolitan University.

Chapter 1 Introduction, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 2 Family, neighbourhood and police, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 3 The child savers, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 4 Signs on the body, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 5 'Witnesses of truth'?, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 6 Masculinity, 'respectability' and the child abuser, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 7 Specialist homes for 'fallen' girls, Louise A. Jackson; Chapter 8 Conclusion, Louise A. Jackson;