Marginal Groups


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

Marginal Groups

Marginal Groups: During the 19th century, as the city of London grew, crime became an object of widespread concern. The police were worried about law and order, philanthropists were anxious about public morality and industrialists wanted a hard-working and orderly labour force. So, the criminals were counted and their ways of life were investigated thoroughly.

How the marginal group threaten in London and the root cause of his problems:

  • As London grew, crime flourished here , many poor people lived by stealing lead from roofs , food from shops, lumps of coal and clothes drying on headges.
  • There were also cheat and trickesters, pickpockets nand petty thieves in london . Crime became object of british society. Poverty  was the root cause of this prioblem.
  • To solve this problems the authorities took some important steps like
  • The authorities imposed high penalties for crime 
  • The authorities offered work to those who were known as the deserving poor.
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