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 | The Child Savers: The Invention of Delinquency (Phoenix Book) (2nd Edition) by Anthony M. Platt Paperback, 270 Pages, Published 1977 ISBN-10: 0-226-67072-4 / 0226670724 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-67072-0 / 9780226670720 Anthony Platt's study, a chronicle of the child-saving movement and the juvenile court, explodes myth after myth about the benign character of both. The movement is described not as an effort to liberate and dignify youth but as a punitive, romantic, and intrusive effort to control the lives of lowe | |