Poor Relations: The Children Of The State In Illinois, 1818-1990

Poor Relations: The Children of the State in Illinois, 1818-1990

This comprehensive history traces the care of dependent, delinquent,and disabled children in Illinois from the early nineteenth century tocurrent times, focusing on the dilemmas raised by both public interventionand the lack of it. Joan Gittens explores the inadequacies of a systemthat has allowed problems in the public care of children to recur regularlybut at the same time insists that the state's own history makes it clearthat the potential for improvements exists.From the Back CoverThis comprehensive history traces the care of dependent, delinquent, and disabled children in Illinois from the early nineteenth century to current times, focusing on the dilemmas raised by both public intervention and the lack of it.