The Child Savers

The Child Savers
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780226670720
ISBN-13 : 0226670724
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Book Synopsis The Child Savers by : Anthony M. Platt

Download or read book The Child Savers written by Anthony M. Platt and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1977-06-15 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Platt's study, a chronicle of the child-saving movement and the juvenile court, explodes myth after myth about the benign character of both. The movement is described not as an effort to liberate and dignify youth but as a punitive, romantic, and intrusive effort to control the lives of lower-class urban adolescents and to maintain their dependent status. In so doing Platt analyzes early views of criminal behavior, the origins of the reformatory system, the social values of middle-class reformers, and the handling of youthful offenders before and after the creation of separate juvenile jurisdictions. In this second, enlarged edition of The Child Savers, the author has added a new introduction and postscript in which he critically reflects upon his original analysis, suggests new ways of thinking about the child-saving movement, and summarizes recent developments in the juvenile justice system.


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