Vagrancy Act 1824: consign it to history!

Sharon Hartles

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Abstract

Sharon Hartles critically discusses how the Vagrancy Act 1824 has been implemented to target and criminalise the most vulnerable members of society. In doing so, she sheds light on why almost 200 years after its enactment, this piece of legislation must be repealed.
Original languageEnglish
TypeHERC Blog
Media of outputBlog post
Place of PublicationMilton Keynes
Publication statusPublished - 11 May 2021

Keywords

  • Vagrancy Act 1824
  • legislation
  • criminalise
  • repeal

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