It's a bizarre place. I am also interested in youth issues, especially contemporary rites of passage models. I work with youth to help them move from random confusion to a sense of identity and community. I have taught in the prisons and carry contracts with incarcerated students. I believe four-year colleges, especially Evergreen, have a responsibility to provide educational possibilities for incarcerated students.
Education is the key to rehabilitation.
The criminal justice system is moving toward punishment. I hope Evergreen and our faculty will provide an alternative. There are a number of faculty here doing good work in this area. Among them are Larry Mosqueda, Peter Bohmer, Earle McNeil, Patrick Hill and Justino Balderrama. Family is the center of my interests.