Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 From Child Criminals to Juvenile Delinquents, 1810–1939 11
7. 2 The Experience of World War II for Children and Adolescents 45
8. 3 The Wartime Juvenile Crime Wave as Manifested in the Courts 82
9. 4 The Juvenile Delinquency Establishment during the War 127
10. 5 Progressive Change in an Authoritarian Regime: Vichy’s Reforms 165
11. 6 The Victory of Juvenile Justice Reform, 1945 to the Present 197
12. Appendix: Informational Sheet 235
13. Notes 237
14. Bibliography 279
15. Index 293