▁of ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁in car cer ated ▁have ▁to ▁face . ▁In ▁her ▁book ▁Abb ott ▁discuss es ▁the ▁problems ▁of ▁imprison ment , ▁and ▁how ▁this ▁leads ▁to ▁suffering ▁and ▁hum ili ation ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁have ▁been ▁ja iled . ▁The ▁issues ▁she ▁pointed ▁to ▁were ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁imprison ed ▁because ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁make ▁b ail , ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁determined ▁guilty , ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁face ▁long ▁term ▁imprison ment . ▁This ▁work ▁helped ▁analyze ▁specific ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁criminal ▁justice ▁system ▁and ▁defined ▁the ▁social ▁problems ▁associated ▁with ▁imprison ment . ▁ ▁Tru ancy ▁and ▁non - att endance ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁School s ▁( 1 9 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Tru ancy ▁and ▁non - att endance ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁school ; ▁a ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁comp uls ory ▁education ▁and ▁child ▁labor ▁legisl ation ▁of ▁Illinois ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁Press . ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁her ▁colle ague ▁Soph on is ba ▁Pr eston ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁co - author ed ▁the ▁study ▁while ▁research ing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁Chicago ▁School ▁of ▁C iv ics ▁and ▁Phil anth ropy . ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre ck in ridge ▁exam ined ▁non - att endance ▁during ▁comp uls ory - att endance ▁period , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁child ▁labor ▁laws . ▁The ▁study ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁Abb ott ▁and ▁Bre