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The Black Child-Savers : Racial Democracy and Juvenile Justice / GEOFF K. WARD.

Author/creator Ward, Geoff K.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoChicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Description336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)
Contents Introduction: The rise and fall of Jim Crow juvenile justice -- Part I: The origins and organization of Jim Crow juvenile justice -- Citizen delinquent : race, liberal democracy, and the rehabilitative ideal -- No refuge under law : racialized foundations of juvenile justice reform -- Birth of a juvenile court -- The social organization of Jim Crow justice -- Part II: Rewriting the racial contract : the black child-saving movement -- Uplifting black citizens delinquent : the Vanguard movement, 1900-1930 -- Institutionalizing racial justice : the Black surrogate parental state, 1930-1965 -- The early spoils of integration -- Conclusion : the declining significance of inclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011035702
ISBN9780226873169 (hbk : alk. paper)
ISBN0226873161 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226873183 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0226873188 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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