Juvenile Justice in the Making

In his engaging narrative history of the rise and workings of America's 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 twentiethcentury, Tanenhaus reveals how children's 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 valuablehistorical framework for thinking about youth policy.Tanenhaus, David S. is the author of 'Juvenile Justice in the Making ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780195306507 and ISBN 0195306503.