Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century 9780228000310

How police surveillance and crime prevention programs became a normal part of modern-day childhood. How police surveil

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English Pages [269] Year 2019

Youth Squad: Policing Children in the Twentieth Century
9780228000310

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Tamara Gene Myers

Table of contents :
Cover
YOUTH SQUAD
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Figures and Table
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Idea of a Youth Squad: Crime Prevention for “Children on the Verge” in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
The Montreal Miracle: Juvenile Justice, Gender, and the Making of a Youth Squad
Condemned by the Curfew
The Sports Solution: Surveillance and Athletic Citizenship in the Recreation Revolution
Traffic Tragedies: Police, Children, and Safety in the Age of Automobility
Epilogue: Police and Schools
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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