LEADER 03291nam 2200505 450 001 9910812990603321 005 20230809001224.0 010 $a1-317-57382-X 010 $a1-315-73847-3 035 $a(CKB)3830000000000158 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3569461 035 $a(EXLCZ)993830000000000158 100 $a20150624h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aPublic indecency in England 1857-1960 $e"a serious and growing evil" /$fDavid J. Cox [and three others] 210 1$aLondon, [England] ;$aNew York, New York :$cRoutledge,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (217 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aRoutledge SOLON Explorations in Crime and Criminal Justice Histories ;$v6 311 $a1-138-49928-5 311 $a0-415-52471-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"Throughout the nineteenth century and twentieth century, various attempts were made to define and control problematic behaviour in public by legal and legislative means through the use of a somewhat nebulous concept of "indecency". Remarkably however, public indecency remains a much under-researched aspect of English legal, social and criminal justice history. Covering a period of just over a century, from 1857 (the date of the passing of the first Obscene Publications Act) to 1960 (the date of the famous trial of Penguin Books over their publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover following the introduction of a new Obscene Publications Act in the previous year), Public Indecency in England investigates the social and cultural obsession with various forms of indecency and how public perceptions of different types of indecent behaviour led to legal definitions of such behaviour in both common law and statute. This truly interdisciplinary book utilises socio-legal, historical and criminological research to discuss the practical response of both the police and the judiciary to those caught engaging in public indecency, as well as to highlight the increasing problems faced by moralists during a period of unprecedented technological developments in the fields of visual and aural mass entertainment. It is written in a lively and approachable style and, as such, is of interest to academics and students engaged in the study of deviance, law, criminology, sociology, criminal justice, socio-legal studies, and history. It will also be of interest to the general reader"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge SOLON explorations in crime and criminal justice histories ;$v6. 606 $aCriminology$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aCriminology$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aSexual assault$zGreat Britain 615 0$aCriminology$xHistory 615 0$aCriminology$xHistory 615 0$aSexual assault 676 $a364.1/74094209041 686 $aHIS015000$aSOC004000$2bisacsh 700 $aCox$b David J$058032 702 $aCox$b David J. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910812990603321 996 $aPublic indecency in England 1857-1960$94115907 997 $aUNINA