Managing Moral Reformation: The Case of Queensland's Reformatory for Boys, 1871-1919

Autor/in	Clarissa, Carden
Titel	Managing Moral Reformation: The Case of Queensland's Reformatory for Boys, 1871-1919
Quelle	In: History of Education Review, 50 (2021) 2, S.226-240 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0819-8691
DOI	10.1108/HER-05-2020-0034
Schlagwörter	Males; Moral Values; Religious Education; Moral Development; Foreign Countries; Archives; Correctional Institutions; Educational Legislation; Criminals; Punishment; Correctional Education; Juvenile Justice; Educational History; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Moralische Entwicklung; Ausland; Archivwesen; Archiv; Jugendstrafvollzug; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Straftäter; Bestrafung; Fürsorgeerziehung; Jugendgerichtshilfe; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: This article explores the case of the Queensland's reformatory for boys through the years 1871-1919 to analyse how the institution negotiated the complex, and at times competing, goals of reforming, educating and punishing its inmate population. Design/methodology/approach: The article relies on documentary evidence, including archival material produced by the institution and newspaper records published between 1865, when the legislation allowing the institution to be created was passed, to 1919, when the institution ceased to be known as a "reformatory". Findings: This research demonstrates that, despite considerable changes during the studied period, the overarching goal of reforming criminal and potentially criminal young people continuously relied on achieving a balance between reformative techniques such as religious instruction and work placements, providing a useful education and punishing offenders. It also demonstrates that, despite efforts to achieve this balance, the institution was often described as unsuccessful. Originality/value: Due to the paucity of available archival evidence, there is still relatively little known about how the reformatories of late-19th- and early-20th-century Australia attempted to carry out programmes of moral reformation. This paper contributes to the field through an analysis of an institution which faced unusual challenges as a result of a complex inmate population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01