Los hijos del Estado
Subtitle: fundación y crisis del modelo de protección-control de menores en Uruguay
By: Luis Eduardo Morás.
Publisher: Departamento de Sociología de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales; Servicio Paz y Justicia Uruguay
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Montevideo, Uruguay
Language: spa
Number of pages: 187
Subjects: Juvenile delinquency -- Uruguay -- Prevention.; Child welfare -- Uruguay.
Description: "Brief overview of development of State policies vis-à-vis juvenile delinquency focuses on three historical turning points: the rise of such policies in the 1930s; the initial crisis of welfare policies in the 1950s; and the fiscal crisis of the 1980s (accompanied by a perceived wave of juvenile crime and calls for the greater use of punishment as a response)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135).