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Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England

Age, Crime and Consent in the Courts

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Authors:
  1. Victoria Bates

    1. University of Bristol, UK

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Part of the book series: Genders and Sexualities in History (GSX)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Forensics

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    Pages 1-21

  3. Knowledge: The Foundations of Forensics

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    Pages 22-41

  4. Injury: Signs and the Sexual Body

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    Pages 42-75

  5. Innocence: Chastity and Character

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    Pages 76-104

  6. Consent: Violence and the Vibrating Scabbard

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    Pages 105-131

  7. Emotions: Medicine and the Mind

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    Pages 132-157

  8. Offenders: Lust and Labels

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    Pages 158-189

  9. Conclusions: Medicine, Morality and the Law

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    Pages 190-196

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 197-202
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About this book

Drawing on court records from London and the South West, Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England explores medical roles in trials for sexual offences. Its focus on sexual maturity, a more flexible concept than the legal age of consent, enables histories of sexual crime to be seen in a new light.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Bristol, UK

    Victoria Bates

About the author

Victoria Bates is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Bristol, UK. She has a particular research interest in the social and cultural history of medicine in modern Britain, including medico-legal history and medical humanities.

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