In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s
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In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s
(The American social experience series, 22)
New York University Press, 1992
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-249) and index
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ISBN 9780814779330
Description
"An analytic overview of the history of social welfare and juvenile justice in Boston..[Schneider] traces cogently the origins, development, and ultimate failure of Protestant and Catholic reformers' efforts to ameliorate working-class poverty and juvenile delinquency."
--Choice"Anyone who wants to understand why America's approach to juvenile justice doesn't work should read In the Web of Class."
--Michael B. Katz, University of Pennsylvania
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: pbk ISBN 9780814779811
Description
"An analytic overview of the history of social welfare and juvenile justice in Boston..[Schneider] traces cogently the origins, development, and ultimate failure of Protestant and Catholic reformers' efforts to ameliorate working-class poverty and juvenile delinquency."
Choice"Anyone who wants to understand why America's approach to juvenile justice doesn't work should read In the Web of Class."
Michael B. Katz,University of Pennsylvania
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