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Narratives in the courtroom: female poisoners in mid-nineteenth century England
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Nagy, V, Narratives in the courtroom: female poisoners in mid-nineteenth century England, European Journal of Criminology, 11, (2) pp. 213-227. ISSN 1477-3708 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1477370813494841
Abstract
Three Essex women were accused of poisoning their family members in the mid-19th century. While their crimes were not out of the ordinary, the legal responses to these three women were irregular and highlight how female deviance was a concern to the legal system in England during the 19th century. Historians have embraced the possibility of studying crime and violence in order to better understand how societies and their legal systems responded to deviance (real or perceived). This paper presents the cases of the three Essex poisoners, as well as the narratives created in the courtroom to explain their deviance, and illustrates how and why criminologists should turn to historical criminal cases in order to further criminological understandings of crime and violence.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | poisonings, stereotypes, femininity, nineteenth-century english history, legal narratives |
| Research Division: | History and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical Studies |
| Research Field: | British History |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Understanding Past Societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Europe's Past |
| UTAS Author: | Nagy, V (Dr Vicky Nagy) |
| ID Code: | 136424 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 4 |
| Deposited By: | Sociology and Criminology |
| Deposited On: | 2019-12-19 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-12-19 |
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