The Battle for Children : World War II, Youth Crime, and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century France / Sarah Fishman.
2002
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Title
The Battle for Children : World War II, Youth Crime, and Juvenile Justice in Twentieth-Century France / Sarah Fishman.
Author
Fishman, Sarah, author.
ISBN
9780674272682
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2002]
Copyright
©2002
Language
English
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In English.
Description
1 online resource (320 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674272682 doi
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.36/0944/0904
Summary
The Battle for Children links two major areas of historical inquiry: crime and delinquency with war and social change. In a study based on impressive archival research, Sarah Fishman reveals the impact of the Vichy regime on one of history's most silent groups-children-and offers enlightening new information about the Vichy administration. Fishman examines how French children experienced the events of war and the German occupation, demonstrating that economic deprivation, not family dislocation, sharply drove up juvenile crime rates. Wartime circumstances led authorities to view delinquent minors as victims, and provided the opportunity for reformers in psychiatry, social work, and law to fundamentally transform France's punitive juvenile justice system into a profoundly therapeutic one. Vichy-era legislation thus formed the foundation of the modern juvenile justice system in France, which rarely incarcerates delinquent youth. In her examination of the critical but unexpected role the war and the authoritarian Vichy regime played in the transformation of France's juvenile courts and institutions, Fishman has enriched our knowledge of daily life in France during World War II, refined our understanding of Vichy's place in the historical development of France, and provided valuable insights into contemporary debates on juvenile justice.
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Harvard Historical Studies ; 142
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 From Child Criminals to Juvenile Delinquents, 1810-1939
2 The Experience of World War II for Children and Adolescents
3 The Wartime Juvenile Crime Wave as Manifested in the Courts
4 The Juvenile Delinquency Establishment during the War
5 Progressive Change in an Authoritarian Regime: Vichy's Reforms
6 The Victory of Juvenile Justice Reform, 1945 to the Present
Appendix: Informational Sheet
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
1 From Child Criminals to Juvenile Delinquents, 1810-1939
2 The Experience of World War II for Children and Adolescents
3 The Wartime Juvenile Crime Wave as Manifested in the Courts
4 The Juvenile Delinquency Establishment during the War
5 Progressive Change in an Authoritarian Regime: Vichy's Reforms
6 The Victory of Juvenile Justice Reform, 1945 to the Present
Appendix: Informational Sheet
Notes
Bibliography
Index