List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction 2. Crime 3. Punishment 4. Education, Training and Employment 5. Family Life 6. Death 7. Conclusion Bibliography Index
An exploration of the life courses of young convicts who were sentenced at the Old Bailey and transported to Van Diemen's Land in the early 19th century.
Emma D. Watkins is a Lecturer in Criminology at Middlesex University, UK.
This book is a valuable contribution to the literature on penal
transportation, not only because it investigates an important
sub-group of transported convicts but more especially because it
takes a thorough life-course approach. By considering these
individuals’ lives in context, we can begin to understand how their
experiences in the penal system in youth shaped their
adulthood.
*Family and Community History*
Watkins’ comprehensive study will certainly be of interest to
historians, sociologists, criminologists, and other researchers who
are interested in learning more about the life course of female and
male juvenile convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the
nineteenth century.
*Australian Historical Studies*
Until now we have lacked a good history of the penal transportation
of boys to Van Diemen’s Land. The life-course approach adopted here
shows us how transportation affected the boys sent to Australia,
and puts their experiences within the perspective of the whole of
their post-conviction lives.
*Barry Godfrey, Professor of Social Justice, University of
Liverpool, UK*
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