Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Building Juvenile Justice Institutions in California 18
7. 2. Fred C. Nelles: Innovative Reformer, Conservative Eugenicist 48
8. 3. Mildred S. Covert: Eugenics Fieldworker, Racial Pathologist 79
9. 4. Cristobal, Fred, Tony, and Albert M.: Specimens in Scientific Research and Race Betterment 112
10. 5. Otto H. Close: Promising Leader, Complacent Bureaucrat 151
11. 6. The Legacy of Benny Moreno and Edward Leiva: “Defective Delinquents” or Tragic Heroes? 182
12. Epilogue: Recovering Youths’ Voices 212
13. Notes 219
14. Bibliography 261
15. Index 275