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

Eric C. Schneider (Author)

9780814779811

Paperback / softback, published 1 August 1993

274 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.431 kg

"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