Youth and justice in Western states, 1815-1950 : from punishment to welfare / Jean Trépanier, Xavier Rousseaux, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trépanier, Jean, 1943- editor.

Rousseaux, Xavier, editor.

Series:

World histories of crime, culture and violence

World Histories of Crime, Culture and Violence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--History--19th century.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Juvenile justice, Administration of--History--20th century.

Juvenile delinquency--History--19th century.

Juvenile delinquency.

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 433 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Summary:

This book explores the treatment of junevile offenders in modern Western history. 0Based on primary archival research, this comprehensive study begins by presenting the roots, birth and evolution of juvenile justice, from the nineteenth century up to the beginning of the twenty-first. The second part deals with nineteenth century responses to juvenile delinquency in England and Canada, while the third focuses on the welfare orientation that characterized juvenile courts in the first half of the twentieth century in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Finally, the fourth part focuses on the perspective of the youths and their families in Belgium, France and Canada.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319662442

3319662449

OCLC:

1010615516