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In the Web of Class: Delinquents and Reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s

Book information

Publisher
New York University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780814739556
DOI
10.18574/nyu/9780814739556.001.0001
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
120 MB (125882497 bytes)
Series
The American Social Experience; 10
Pages
\277
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-20 07:17:14

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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