Tera Eva Agyepong is assistant professor of history at DePaul University.
As a solid basis for social work advocacy . . . [The
Criminalization of Black Children] offers a well-organized
collection of historical accounts of how the juvenile justice
system of Chicago created a racialized set of structures and
procedures for the engagement and treatment of Black children
during the domestic migration of Black families.--Affilia: Journal
of Women and Social Work
Brings significant insights to the fields of juvenile justice,
childhood studies, and African American history.--American
Historical Review
Provides a case study on race in Chicago's juvenile justice system
throughout the first half of the twentieth century. . . .
Highlights the particular vulnerabilities that young African
Americans face in a legal system supposedly designed to protect
children's innocence.--Journal of African American History
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