insight into the reformation of the juvenile justice system from the late 1920s to the early 1970s, historians have paid closer attention to juvenile justice reform during the Progressive Era than any other specific time period.
Elizabeth J. Clapp’s article, “Welfare and the Role of Women: The Juvenile Court Movement,” argues that women were the most concerned with the welfare of children due to their place in society as caretaker. Clapp explains how women began to appear in community service ventures…
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