Creating born criminals / Nicole Hahn Rafter.
| Author/creator | Rafter, Nicole Hahn, 1939- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1997. |
| Description | xi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : born criminals, eugenics, and biological theories of crime -- Before eugenics : idiots and idiocy in the mid-nineteenth century -- Feeble-minded women and the advent of eugenic criminology -- Criminalizing the mentally retarded -- The rise of the moral imbecile -- Degenerates appear in the prison system -- The anthropological born criminal -- The criminal imbecile -- Defective delinquents -- Psychopaths and the decline of eugenic criminology -- Defective delinquent legislation -- The aftermath of eugenic criminology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-270) and index. |
| LCCN | 96035672 |
| ISBN | 0252022378 (acid-free paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6047 .R139C 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |