Juvenile Justice in the Making (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

Juvenile Justice in the Making (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) by Tanenhaus, David S.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780195306507.

In his engaging narrative history of the rise and workings of Americas first juvenile court, David S. Tanenhaus explores the fundamental and enduring question of how the law should treat the young. Sifting through almost 3,000 previously unexamined Chicago case files from the early twentieth century, Tanenhaus reveals how childrens advocates slowly built up a separate system for juveniles, all the while fighting political and legal battles to legitimate this controversial institution. Harkening back to a more hopeful and nuanced age, Juvenile Justice in the Making provides a valuable historical framework for thinking about youth policy.