Sexual Forensics in Victorian and Edwardian England

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.

Auteur
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.

Contenu

Introduction: Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Forensics 1. Knowledge: The Foundations of Forensics 2. Injury: Signs and the Sexual Body 3. Innocence: Chastity and Character 4. Consent: Violence and the Vibrating Scabbard 5. Emotions: Medicine and the Mind 6. Offenders: Lust and Labels Conclusions: Medicine, Morality and the Law