States of Delinquency - Race and Science in the Making of California's Juvenile Justice System - Paperback - 2012

Explores the experiences of young Mexican Americans, African Americans, and ethnic EuroAmericans 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.
Year of publication: 2012
Pagination: 314 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 25 tables
Format: Paperback
Serie: American Crossroads