Project Gutenberg 2014-09-19 Public domain in the USA. 263 Dawson, William Harbutt 1860 1948 11000976 The Vagrancy Problem. The Case for Measures of Restraint for Tramps, Loafers, and Unemployables: With a Study of Continental Detention Colonies and Labour Houses Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Vagrancy Problem" by William Harbutt Dawson is a sociological treatise written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the increase of vagrancy and the societal challenges posed by tramps, loafers, and unemployables, arguing for the need for legislative measures to manage these social issues more effectively. Dawson draws comparisons with continental approaches to managing similar problems, suggesting a systematic, disciplinary treatment for idlers rather than merely tolerating their existence. The opening of the work establishes the context of England's handling of vagrancy and outlines Dawson's arguments against the current state of the Poor Law system. He discusses the historical treatment of vagrants in England, highlighting the societal indulgence towards idleness, which he contends fosters a culture of dependency. He categorizes various types of loafers, from the nomadic beggar to the settled urban loafer, and critiques the inadequacies of existing policies in deterring vagrancy. Drawing on his extensive experience as a Poor Law Guardian, Dawson emphasizes the need for stricter regulations and harsher treatments of habitual loafers to protect society and uphold the integrity of work and contribution to the community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Tramps Poor laws -- Great Britain Unemployed Poor laws HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology Category: History - British Category: Sociology Category: Politics 611365 2025-06-19T04:06:18.787534 text/html 584130 2025-04-03T10:10:13 text/html 301444 2025-06-19T04:06:29.811576 application/epub+zip 304953 2025-06-19T04:06:20.618521 application/epub+zip 235723 2025-06-19T04:06:19.669573 application/epub+zip 527165 2025-06-19T04:06:35.745479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 486724 2025-06-19T04:06:28.827538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363175 2022-09-21T10:19:28.505313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483994 2025-06-19T04:06:16.592527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455749 2025-04-03T10:10:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17155 2025-06-19T04:06:35.916438 application/rdf+xml 8017 2025-06-19T04:06:19.827531 image/jpeg 1705 2025-06-19T04:06:19.748518 image/jpeg 278591 2025-06-19T04:06:18.838593 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia