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In conclusion, Wiener’s work speaks not only to historians trying to understand British criminal justice during this period but also to historians attempting to comprehend why it was during the 20th century that the modern Welfare State was formed. By showing how the "criminal" and ipso facto the "lower classes" went from being responsible for their situations to being somehow blameless and perhaps victims, Wiener explains how the ideological groundwork was laid not only for new approaches toward criminal justice but also toward life in all of its aspects.
[1] Martin Wiener, Reconstructing the Criminal: Culture, Law, and Policy in England, 1830-1914, (Cambridge, UK and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990), p. 4. [2] Ibid., pp. 33, 45. [3] Ibid., p. 82. [4] Ibid., p. 159. [5] Ibid., p. 185. [6] Ibid., p. 186. [7] Ibid., p. 244. [8] Ibid., pp. 244, 355. [9] Ibid., p. 325. [10] Ibid., pp. 355, 358. Go To Page: 1 2
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