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Book SynopsisExplores 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. This title shows how these boys and girls, and their families, resisted increasingly harsh treatment and various kinds of abuse.
Trade Review"[States of Delinquency] is a tour de force of historical research... A valuable resource for the student and the citizen." Criminal Law & Crim Justice Bks / Criminal Justice Abstracts "Recommended." Choice
Table of ContentsList 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
