Educational and Social Reforms for African American Juvenile Delinquents in 19th Century New York City and Philadelphia

Christopher M. Span

doi:10.2307/3211230

Educational and Social Reforms for African American Juvenile Delinquents in 19th Century New York City and Philadelphia

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Abstract

This article identifies some of the earliest known examples of juvenile justice for African American juvenile delinquents in 19th century New York City and Philadelphia. It extends our understanding and raises questions about the quality and type of reform African American youth accused of crime received in these cities and the early purposes of juvenile reformatories in urban American.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	108-117
Journal	The Journal of Negro Education
Volume	71
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3211230
State	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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