States of delinquency :: race and science in the making of California's juvenile justice system /

This unique analysis of the rise of the juvenile justice system from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries uses one of the harshest states--California--as a case study for examining racism in the treatment of incarcerated young people of color. Using rich new untapped archives, States of Delinquency...

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1. Verfasser: Chávez-García, Miroslava, 1968-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012.
Schriftenreihe:American crossroads ; 35.
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Zusammenfassung:This unique analysis of the rise of the juvenile justice system from the nineteenth to twentieth centuries uses one of the harshest states--California--as a case study for examining racism in the treatment of incarcerated young people of color. Using rich new untapped archives, States of Delinquency is the first book to explore the experiences of young Mexican Americans, African Americans, and ethnic Euro-Americans in California correctional facilities including Whittier State School for Boys and the Preston School of Industry. Miroslava Chávez-García examines the ideologies and practices used b.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520951556
0520951557
0520271718
9780520271715

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