Infanticide in the Eighteenth Century

Malcolmson, Robert W.

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“…This, as noted above, was particularly the case with moral crimes, such as rape, and infanticide. Such crimes were notoriously difficult to prosecute during this period and, consequently, both indictment and prosecution rates were exceedingly low across England and Wales (see Clark, 1987; Malcolmson, 1977). However, both indictment and prosecution rates for these crimes were notably lower in the latter than in the former.…”

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

Walliss

2022

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While the last four‐and‐a‐half decades has seen a growing body of historical scholarship on the administration of justice in England during the long eighteenth century, the administration of justice in Wales is a relatively neglected topic. This article reviews the relatively small historiography on the administration of justice in Georgian Wales, highlighting the ways in which patterns of indictments, convictions and executions were both similar and, crucially, different to those found in England during the period. After introducing the superior courts in the Principality during this period—the Wales Courts of Great Sessions ‐ the article discusses the patterns of indictments, convictions and executions in the Great Sessions. The article then concludes by suggesting avenues of further research in the area.

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

Walliss

2022

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“…Çocuğun terk edilmesi, ebeveynin velayet yetkisini bir daha geri almamak niyetiyle, çocukları üzerindeki haklarından yasa dışı bir şekilde vazgeçmesidir (İpek, 2017;Yaman, 2022). Çocukların terk edilmesi tarihsel olarak tüm yüzyıllarda yer almıştır (Harris, 1994;Malcolmson, 2020;Yaman, 2022). İpek (2017), Arkaik ve Klasik Dönem Roma ailesinde 4. yüzyılda geçerli bir evlilikten doğan her çocuğun kaderini belirleme yetkisinin babaya ait olduğunu; babanın isterse yenidoğanı aileye kabul edeceğini, istemezse çocuğun terk edileceğini belirtmektedir.…”

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The news related to abandoned babies in newspapers: Retrospective analysis

Güneş,

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Erdem

2023

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Research Problem/Purpose: Child abandonment is the act of parents illegally relinquishing their rights over their children with the intention of not regaining custody. This study was conducted retrospectively to draw attention to the issue of abandoned babies in the media and discuss the findings. Method: In the research, three newspapers with the highest circulation and accessible through the internet published between March 2018 and March 2023 were examined. The current news pages of these newspapers were searched using the keywords "terk bebek" (abandoned baby), "buluntu bebek" (found baby), and "bebek bulundu" (baby found). A total of 70 news articles related to babies aged 0-24 months from news sources in Turkey were included in this research. Percentage and frequency distributions were used to evaluate the data. Findings: 47.1% of abandoned babies are female, and 38.6% are male. 67.1% of babies were abandoned within the first seven days after birth, and 32.9% in the winter months. Newspaper reports indicated that 67.1% of the babies were abandoned in places such as homes, mosques, streets, workplaces, hospitals, and schools. Health checks conducted after the babies were found revealed that 42.9% of them were in good general condition, while 18.6% were found dead. The examination showed that 38.5% of the babies found dead were abandoned in the winter, and 46.2% in the autumn; there were no dead babies found among those abandoned during the summer months. Conclusion: The fact that most babies are left in places where they can be found suggests that the person abandoning the baby intends for the baby to survive. Emphasis should be placed on identifying the factors leading to the abandonment of babies in the postpartum period, providing prenatal care services to all women, and offering safe sexuality and reproductive health education in schools to promote healthier parenthood. (Extended English summary is at the end of this document) Özet Araştırma problemi/amaç: Çocuğun terk edilmesi, ebeveynin velayet yetkisini bir daha geri almamak niyetiyle, çocukları üzerindeki haklarından yasa dışı bir şekilde vazgeçmesidir. Bu çalışma medyada yer alan terk edilen bebekler konusuna dikkat çekmek, elde edilen bulguları tartışmak amacıyla retrospektif olarak yapılmıştır. Metod: Araştırmada, Mart 2018-Mart 2023 tarihleri arasında yayınlanan, tirajı en yüksek olan ve internet aracılığıyla ulaşılabilen üç gazete incelenmiştir. Bu gazetelerin güncel haberler sayfası ‘terk bebek’, ‘buluntu bebek’, ‘bebek bulundu’ anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak taranmıştır. Bu araştırmaya, haber kaynağı Türkiye olan ve 0-24 aylık bebeklere ilişkin 70 haber dâhil edilmiştir. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde yüzde ve frekans dağılımları kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Terk bebeklerin %47,1’i kız, %38,6’sı erkektir. Bebeklerin %67,1’i doğumdan sonra ilk yedi günde ve %32,9’u kış ayında terk edilmiştir. Gazete haberlerinde bebeklerin %67,1’inin ev, cami, sokak, işyeri, hastane, okul gibi alanlara bırakıldığı belirlenmiştir. Bebeklerin bulunduktan sonra yapılan sağlık kontrolünde, %42,9’unun genel durumunun iyi olduğu, %18,6’sının ölü olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yapılan incelemede ölü bulunan bebeklerin %38,5’inin kış, %46,2’sinin sonbahar mevsiminde bırakıldığı; yaz aylarında terk edilen bebekler arasında ise ölü bebek bulunmadığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Bebeklerin büyük çoğunun bulunabilecek yerlere terk edilmesi, terk eden kişinin bebeğin yaşamasını istediğini düşündürmektedir. Doğum sonrası dönemde bebeklerin terk edilmesine neden olan faktörlerin belirlenmesine yönelik çalışmalara ağırlık verilmesi, doğum öncesi bakım hizmetlerinin tüm kadınlara sunulması, okullarda güvenli cinsellik ve üreme sağlığı eğitimlerinin verilerek daha sağlıklı ebeveynliğin geliştirilmesi önerilebilir.

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Crime, Gender and Social Order in Early Modern England

Walker

2003

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An extended study of gender and crime in early modern England. It considers the ways in which criminal behaviour and perceptions of criminality were informed by ideas about gender and order, and explores their practical consequences for the men and women who were brought before the criminal courts. Dr Walker's innovative approach demonstrates that, contrary to received opinion, the law was often structured so as to make the treatment of women and men before the courts incommensurable. For the first time, early modern criminality is explored in terms of masculinity as well as femininity. Illuminating the interactions between gender and other categories such as class and civil war have implications not merely for the historiography of crime but for the social history of early modern England as a whole. This study therefore goes beyond conventional studies, and challenges hitherto accepted views of social interaction in the period.

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Infanticide in the Eighteenth Century

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The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

The administration of justice in Wales during the long eighteenth century

The news related to abandoned babies in newspapers: Retrospective analysis

Crime, Gender and Social Order in Early Modern England

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