▁must ▁derive ▁from ▁" a ▁critical ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁methods ▁used ▁to ▁produce ▁certain ▁results ▁and ▁a ▁searching ▁equally ▁for ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁apparent ▁failure ▁and ▁apparent ▁success ." ▁Abb ott ▁derived ▁a ▁curr icul um ▁for ▁students ▁that ▁desired ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁social ▁work . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁Abb ott ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁imm igration ▁expert , ▁working ▁for ▁re forms ▁that ▁would ▁end ▁explo itation ▁of ▁imm igr ants . ▁She ▁was ▁appointed ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Crime ▁and ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Born ▁of ▁the ▁W ick ers ham ▁National ▁Commission ▁on ▁Law ▁Observ ance ▁and ▁En for cement ▁( 1 9 2 9 – 3 1 ). ▁ ▁Through ▁her ▁advoc acy , ▁Abb ott ▁wrote ▁in ▁scholar ly ▁articles , ▁book ▁reviews , ▁and ▁government al ▁reports ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁discussed ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁women ' s ▁and ▁children ' s ▁rights , ▁crime , ▁imm igration , ▁and ▁public ▁assistance . ▁She ▁also ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁a ▁public ▁w elf are ▁administration , ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁hum ane ▁social ▁w elf are ▁system , ▁and ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁in ▁address ing ▁social ▁problems . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁contributions ▁during ▁Abb ott ' s ▁career ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁address ing ▁w elf are ▁reform ▁and ▁adopt ing ▁more ▁hum ane ▁standards ▁for ▁w elf are ▁treatment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Abb ott ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Public ▁W elf are . ▁Abb ott