| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I. | THE PROBLEM STATED | 1 | | II. | THE URBAN LOAFER | 47 | | III. | DETENTION COLONIES AND LABOUR HOUSES | 62 | | IV. | THE BELGIAN BEGGARS' DEPOTS | 104 | | V. | THE GERMAN LABOUR HOUSES | 133 | | VI. | THE GERMAN TRAMP PRISONS | 147 | | VII. | THE BERLIN MUNICIPAL LABOUR HOUSE | 166 | | VIII. | TREATMENT OF VAGRANCY IN SWITZERLAND | 179 | | IX. | LABOUR HOUSES UNDER THE POOR LAW | 193 | | X. | LABOUR DEPOTS AND HOSTELS | 212 | | XI. | RECOMMENDATIONS OF RECENT COMMISSIONS | 229 | | APPENDIX I.—THE CHILDREN ACT, 1908, AND VAGRANTS | 250 | | APPENDIX II.—SPECIMEN WAY TICKETS | 253 | | APPENDIX III.—BELGIAN LAW OF NOVEMBER 27, 1891, FOR THE REPRESSION OF VAGRANCY AND BEGGARY | 257 | | APPENDIX IV.—REGULATIONS OF THE BERLIN (RUMMELSBURG) LABOUR HOUSE | 263 |
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