SexViolHist Bib: Prosecution: Legislation: Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885

»The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c.69), or "An Act to make further provision for the Protection of Women and Girls, the suppression of brothels, and other purposes," was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the latest in a 25-year series of legislation in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland beginning with the Offences against the Person Act 1861. It raised the age of consent from 13 years of age to 16 years of age and delineated the penalties for sexual offences against women and minors. It also strengthened existing legislation against prostitution and homosexuality. This act was also notable for the circumstances of its passage in Parliament.« -- More information: Wikipedia

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[Info] Adams, Jad. Madder Music, Stronger Wine: The Life of Ernest Dowson, Poet and Decadent. London 2000.

[Info] Bates, Victoria. »The legacy of 1885: Girls and the age of sexual consent.« History and Policy: Policy Papers (September 8, 2015).

[Info] O'Sullivan, Eoin. »"this otherwise delicate subject": Child Sex Abuse in early Twentieth-Century Ireland.« Criminal Justice in Ireland. Edited by Paul O'Mahony. Dublin 2002: 176-201.

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