Read Tom McPheeters and Ellen Becker's interview with Andrew Vachss, as published by the Journal For Living , Number 21, 2000. To analyze the system and point out what's wrong with it, without the power to alter it, is masturbatory. The whole concept behind analysis is the concept behind consciousness-raising. Which is, if I show you that something is terrible, you will do something about it. That's not reality.
Reality is, it's about power.
It's not about education, and knowledge is not power. Read the entirety of Trey Bundy's interview with Andrew Vachss, as published on FatFreeRadio.net on December 4, 2000. I'm certainly not amping it up. In fact, if I had a wish, it would be that what I write about was fiction. Read the entire transcript of Bryant Gumbel's interview of Andrew Vachss, as broadcast on The Early Show on October 20, 2000.