Gateway to justice : the juvenile court and progressive child welfare in a southern city
The Juvenile Court of Memphis, founded in 1910, directed delinquent and dependent children into private charitable organizations and public correctional facilities. Drawing on the court's case files and other primary sources, Jennifer Trost explains the complex interactions between parents, children, and welfare officials in the urban South.
Print Book, English, ©2005
University of Georgia Press, Athens [Ga.], ©2005
History
xi, 209 pages ; 23 cm.
9780820326641, 9780820326719, 082032664X, 0820326712
56108179
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