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Juvenile Justice in the Making

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ISBN-10: 0195306503

ISBN-13: 9780195306507

Edition: 2004

Authors: David S. Tanenhaus, Bernardine Dohrn

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In his engaging narrative history of the rise and workings of America's first juvenile court, David S. Tanenhaus explores the fundamental and enduring question of how the law should treat the young. Sifting through almost 3,000 previously unexamined Chicago case files from the early twentieth century, Tanenhaus reveals how children's advocates slowly built up a separate system for juveniles, all the while fighting political and legal battles to legitimate this controversial institution. Harkening back to a more hopeful and nuanced age, Juvenile Justice in the Making provides a valuable historical framework for thinking about youth policy.
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Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/8/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 7.72" wide x 5.12" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

David S. Tanenhaus is Professor of History and Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His books include Juvenile Justice in the Making and The Constitutional Rights of Children . He is co-editor, with Franklin Zimring, of the series Youth, Crime, and Justice for NYU Press.

Foreword
Introduction
Imagining a Children's Court
Building a Model Court
Preserving the Family
Legitimating Juvenile Justice
Medicalizing Delinquency
Organizing the Community
Conclusion
Appendix: The Cook County Juvenile Court Case Files
Notes
Bibliographic Essay
Index