Penny Dreadfuls, Juvenile Crime, and Late-Victorian Moral Panic

Thankfully, with the advent of modern communication, people can be informed that they are engaging in a moral panic and reacting emotionally to sensationalism by the more rational and wise leaders of our age.

Of course, since it seems unlikely that the core warrior premise of media driving behavior is actually true, the core warrior desire of media censorship is not a price I'm willing to pay.

Not an attitude the current government or judiciary would appear to share.

I like looking at the original responses. The Brooklyn Newspaper archive is a great way to investigate 1850-1925 history.

http://halfpennydreadfuls.com/penny-dreadfuls/stories