States of Delinquency [electronic resource] : Race and Science in the Making of California's Juvenile Justice System
Chávez-García, Miroslava,1968-
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
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Building Juvenile Justice Institutions in California; 2. Fred C. Nelles: Innovative Reformer, Conservative Eugenicist; 3. Mildred S. Covert: Eugenics Fieldworker, Racial Pathologist; 4. Cristobal, Fred, Tony, and Albert M.: Specimens in Scientific Research and Race Betterment; 5. Otto H. Close: Promising Leader, Complacent Bureaucrat; 6. The Legacy of Benny Moreno and Edward Leiva: "Defective Delinquents" or Tragic Heroes?; Epilogue: Recovering Youths' Voices; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K
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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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 17, 2016).
Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.)
Preston School of Industry (Ione, Calif.)
Crime and race - California - History.
Crime and race -- California -- History.
Eugenics - California - History.
Eugenics -- California -- History.
Juvenile delinquents - California - History.
Juvenile delinquents -- California -- History.
Juvenile justice, Administration of - California - History.
Minority youth - California - History.
Minority youth -- California -- History.
Preston School of Industry (Ione, Calif.).
Preston School of Industry (Ione, Calif.).
Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.).
Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.).
Juvenile justice, Administration of
Minority youth
Juvenile delinquents
Crime and race
Eugenics
Social Welfare & Social Work
Social Sciences
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency