In the Web of Class

Eric C. Schneider is an Assistant Dean in the College of Arts & Sciences Iof the University of Pennsylvania, where he also teaches in the American Civilization and Urban Studies programs.

"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." --Choice"Anyone 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