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  • Published: 25 August 2009
  • ISBN: 9781101138939
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

Dispatches from Juvenile Hall

Fixing a Failing System





A revolutionary book that offers a fresh, bold approach to confronting the juvenile crime epidemic With the rise of violent crimes committed by teenagers in recent years, heated discussion has arisen over the societal factors that lead to juvenile criminality and the ways that public institutions are failing to curtail them. Now a team of experts with decades of collective hands-on experience present a book that cuts through the hype and paranoia to offer real solutions. Drawing on actual case studies, Dispatches from Juvenile Hall shows how conventional ?tough on crime? tactics have only worsened the problem, and presents a new blueprint for change that incorporates punitive action, rehabilitation, and family intervention?a progressive program that will encourage and enlighten all those concerned about the future of our youth.

  • Published: 25 August 2009
  • ISBN: 9781101138939
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 208

About the authors

John Aarons

John Aarons is a casework coordinator with the department of Youth Services in Lane County, Oregon. Previously he worked as a consultant for the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and his articles have been published in a number of sociology, psychology, and science journals.

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