| Author/Contributor(s): | Schneider, Eric C |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Date: | 08/01/1993 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
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.
--ChoiceAnyone 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