Brian O'Leary

Vagrancy and the New Poor Law

The Evolution of Casual Relief in England and Wales, 1800-1919

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Produktbeschreibung

From 1837 the Poor Law Commissioners in the United Kingdom sanctioned temporary relief at workhouses for casual wayfarers, heralding a departure from historic attempts to control the wandering poor with criminal vagrancy legislation. The proposed book provides a detailed account of the development of the casual relief system while also addressing gaps in the historiography of Victorian and Edwardian vagrancy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138213289
• ISBN-10: 1138213284
• Artikelnr.: 59983813

Autorenporträt

Brian O'Leary, a retired social worker, was awarded his Ph.D. in 2015, for work on the history of responses to vagrancy in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Having had some practical experience of work with homeless persons, he began academic research on nineteenth-century vagrancy while completing an MA in 2007.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Vagrant Threat 2. In Pursuit of the Vagrant 3. Habitual
Vagrant or Honest Wayfarer? 4. The Origins of the Casual Relief System in
England and Wales c.1800-1847 5. The Development of a Casual Relief System
in England and Wales 1847-1871 6. National objectives and local
implementation 1871-1919 Summary and Conclusions