Pictures and Problems from London Police Courts


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(5 stars; 4 reviews)

Thomas Holmes served for 20 years as a police court missionary for the London courts. Police court missionaries, often sponsored by temperance unions, were the predecessors to today’s probation officers. Their role was to get convicted criminals back on the straight and narrow, and to help them stay there.

In his years in this job, Holmes got a very close look at the causes of crime, and to the difficulty people had in staying back out of the courts once in the system. Chief among the causes he observed were alcoholism (what was then called dipsomania), poverty, and domestic violence.

In this book, originally published in 1900, Holmes tells real-life stories of the people he encountered in the system and the beliefs about crime he developed as a result. Well over a century later, many of the issues still sound familiar. - Summary by Verla Viera (8 hr 39 min)

Chapitres

Preface and Preface to the New Edition 4:32 Lu par George Banfield
Chapter I, How I Became a Police Court Missionary 28:36 Lu par Dave Campbell
Chapter II, In Lambeth Police Court 16:57 Lu par tshoes76
Chapter III, A Change for the Better 32:31 Lu par tshoes76
Chapter IV, Husbands and Wives, Part 1 20:10 Lu par jonbuder
Chapter IV, Husbands and Wives, Part 2 21:29 Lu par jonbuder
Chapter V, Parents and Children, Part 1 33:22 Lu par Steve C
Chapter V, Parents and Children, Part 2 26:11 Lu par Steve C
Chapter VI, Record Breakers: Jane Cakebread 29:49 Lu par April6090
Chapter VII, Record Breakers: Kate Henessey, Part 1 25:02 Lu par Dave Campbell
Chapter VII, Record Breakers: Kate Henessey, Part 2 21:41 Lu par Dave Campbell
Chapter VIII, Among Dipsomaniacs, Part 1 25:27 Lu par David Muncaster
Chapter VIII, Among Dipsomaniacs, Part 2 14:57 Lu par David Muncaster
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 1 25:54 Lu par jenno
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 2 24:01 Lu par jenno
Chapter IX, Criminals, Part 3 18:37 Lu par jenno
Chapter X, Cranks, Part 1 18:42 Lu par Dave Campbell
Chapter X, Cranks, Part 2 23:57 Lu par Dave Campbell
Chapter XI, The Arcadians and Some Account of the ‘Gubbins’ 16:07 Lu par Jonathan Holdsworth
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 1 24:48 Lu par Peter Yearsley
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 2 22:32 Lu par Peter Yearsley
Chapter XII, How the Poor Live – And Die, Part 3 15:31 Lu par Peter Yearsley
Chapter XIII, The Problem of Home Workers 28:38 Lu par David Muncaster

Critiques


(5 stars)

This is a very deep and sad story. When you listen to the first of it, if you won't quit until you're done with it, it's great

Very interesting eBook


(5 stars)

The book is very informative . And the different readers did a wonderful job .win