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Defining deviance : sex, science, and delinquent girls, 1890-1960 / Michael A. Rembis.

Author: Rembis, Michael A., 1970-

Imprint:Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2011.

Descriptionx, 227 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Segregation of mental defectives as a preventive of crime, immorality, and inefficiency -- Defective children in the juvenile court -- The relation between morality and intellect" -- I ain't had much schooling -- How a girl of the road wins rides and influences motorists -- "Little savages" and "psychopathic deviates".

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.



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