In the Web of Class: Delinquents and Reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s (Revised)Paperback - Revised, 1 August 1993

An analytic overview of the history of social welfare and juvenile justice in Boston..[Schneider] traces cogently the origins, development, and ultimate failure of Protestant and Catholic reformers' efforts to ameliorate working-class poverty and juvenile delinquency.
--ChoiceAnyone who wants to understand why America's approach to juvenile justice doesn't work should read In the Web of Class.
--Michael B. Katz, University of Pennsylvania