Who gets a childhood? : race and juvenile justice in twentieth-century Texas / William S. Bush.

Author/creator Bush, William S., 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoAthens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, ©2010.
Descriptionx, 257 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Juvenile justice, Administration of--Texas. --History. --20th century.
Discrimination in juvenile justice administration--Texas. --History. --20th century.
Juvenile delinquents--Texas. --History. --20th century.

SeriesPolitics and culture in the twentieth-century South
Politics and culture in the twentieth-century South. ^A703323
Contents The other lost generation : reform and resistance in the juvenile training schools, 1907-1929 -- Socializing delinquency : child welfare, mental health, and the critique of institutions, 1929-1949 -- Juvenile rehabilitation and the color line : the training school for Black delinquent girls, 1943-1950 -- James Dean and Jim Crow : the failure of reform and the racialization of delinquency in the 1950s -- "Hard to reach" : the politics of delinquency prevention in postwar Houston -- Circling the wagons : the struggle over the Texas Youth Council, 1965-1971 -- Creating a right to treatment : Morales v. Turman, 1971-1988.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010005961
ISBN9780820329833 (alk. paper)
ISBN0820329835 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780820337197 (pbk : alk. paper)
ISBN0820337196 (pbk : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HV9105.T4 B87 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold