Preface
Punishment, reformation and prevention : changing attitudes to juvenile crime in mid-nineteenth century Britain
The lamentable extent of youthful depravity : the Tron Riot of 1812
Stirrings for change : developments in Edinburgh, 1812-1846
"An intermediate step" : the Glasgow house of refuge, 1838-1854
Prevention is better than cure : the Aberdeen industrial schools, 1841-1854
Ragged school rivalry : the original versus the united industrial school in Edinburgh, 1847-1854
"A better model" : the influence of the Scottish approach in England
The formation of a national system (i) : reformatory and industrial schools legislation, 1854-1872
The formation of a national system (ii) : the effects of legislation on individual schools
Schooling for all : industrial schools and the 1872 Education Act
Change and continuity : nineteenth century approaches in context
Bibliography
Index.