| Description |
xiv, 290 p. |
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American crossroads |
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American crossroads.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Building juvenile justice institutions in California -- Fred C. Nelles : innovative reformer, conservative eugenicist -- Mildred S. Covert : eugenics field worker, racial pathologist -- Cristobal, Fred, Tony, and Albert M. : specimens in scientific research and race betterment -- Otto H. Close : promising leader, complacent bureaucrat -- The legacy of Benny Moreno and Edward Leiva : "defective delinquents" or -- Tragic heroes? -- Epilogue: recovering youths' voices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Whittier State School (Whittier, Calif.)
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Preston School of Industry (Ione, Calif.)
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Juvenile justice, Administration of -- California -- History.
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Minority youth -- California -- History.
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Juvenile delinquents -- California -- History.
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Crime and race -- California -- History.
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Eugenics -- California -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780520271715 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780520271722 (pbk. alk. paper) |
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9780520951556 (electronic bk.) |
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