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Reactions to Juvenile Delinquency in Israel, 1950–1970: A Social Narrative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 April 2009

Mimi Ajzenstadt
Mimi Ajzenstadt
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Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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This article follows the ways through which the concept of juvenile delinquency has been created in the legal and social discourse in Israel. It compares the discourse and resulting social policies regarding juvenile delinquency mainly in two social groups: “middle-class” offenders (youth from high socioeconomic families who immigrated to Israel before 1948); and “lower class” offenders (Middle Eastern “Oriental” youth from low socioeconomic families who came mainly during the 1950s from Asia Minor and North Africa). Societal reactions to juvenile delinquency during the period studied were highly variable, depending on the ethnicity, gender, and social class of the offender.

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Journal of Policy History , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 2005 , pp. 404 - 424
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Copyright © The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 2005

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