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Focuses on the psychological conception of the juvenile criminal, highlighting the context of fin-de-siecle culture, social theory and political ideology. Indepth look at the family structure of juveniles; Changes in the family structure; Perception of the state on juveniles.

Presents the views of Edouard Teisseire, an attorney from Toulouse, France, on the French policy of transporting convicts to penal colonies in Guyana or New Caledonia, during the 19th century. How Teissere's colleague, Henri Joly perceived the convicts sentenced to Guyana; Reason behind the expulsion of criminals from France; Situation which arose due to the disappearance of corporal punishment and the death penalty.