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Articles on the theme of Care or Criminality

‘Nor did I hear any complaint against her’: care, criminalisation and community responses in manslaughter against handywomen, Ulster 1900-4.

May 12, 2025

By Dr Rachel Newell County Antrim, Ireland, 1900. (Photo by The Print Collector/Getty Images) This blog post on an article in progress on the criminalisation…
Connecting with the History of Disconnections

December 20, 2024

By Beck Heslop, PhD Researcher ESRC-funded placement ‘Fuel Poverty and the Benefits Stigma’ The cost of fuel can cause notable hardship for families and the…
The gasman cometh: fuel poverty and working-class criminality in Britain, 1945-74

December 11, 2024

Dr Michael Lambert, Lancaster University Housewife Caught Stealing Electricity 1949- Berlin, Germany: Ach du lieber! A West Berlin housewife has been caught with getting electricity…
Wayward Girls?

November 15, 2024

by Dr Tahaney Alghrani In this blog, I will be delving into one of the key themes from my recently published book Wayward Girls (2024),…