In the Web of Class

"An analytic overview of the history of social welfare and juvenile justice in Boston..[Schneider] traces cogently the origins, development, and ultimate failure of Protestant and Catholic reformers' efforts to ameliorate working-class poverty and juvenile delinquency.""— Choice "Anyone who wants to understand why America's approach to juvenile justice doesn't work should read In the Web of Class.""—Michael B. Katz,University of Pennsylvania