Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.
Contents
1. From child criminals to juvenile delinquents, 1810-1939 -- 2. The experience of World War II for children and adolescents -- 3. The wartime juvenile crime wave as manifested in the courts -- 4. The juvenile delinquency establishment during the War -- 5. Progressive change in an authoritarian regime : Vichy's reforms -- 6. The victory of juvenile justice reform, 1945 to the present.
